Public Act 094-0092
 
SB0955 Enrolled LRB094 04633 DRJ 34662 b

    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Section 10-4 as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/10-4)  (from Ch. 23, par. 10-4)
    Sec. 10-4. Notification of Support Obligation. The
administrative enforcement unit within the authorized area of
its operation shall notify each responsible relative of an
applicant or recipient, or responsible relatives of other
persons given access to the child support enforcement services
of this Article, of his legal obligation to support and shall
request such information concerning his financial status as may
be necessary to determine whether he is financially able to
provide such support, in whole or in part. In cases involving a
child born out of wedlock, the notification shall include a
statement that the responsible relative has been named as the
biological father of the child identified in the notification.
    In the case of applicants, the notification shall be sent
as soon as practical after the filing of the application. In
the case of recipients, the notice shall be sent at such time
as may be established by rule of the Illinois Department.
    The notice shall be accompanied by the forms or
questionnaires provided in Section 10-5. It shall inform the
relative that he may be liable for reimbursement of any support
furnished from public aid funds prior to determination of the
relative's financial circumstances, as well as for future
support. In the alternative, when support is sought on behalf
of applicants for or recipients of financial aid under Article
IV of this Code and other persons who are given access to the
child support enforcement services of this Article as provided
in Section 10-1, the notice shall inform the relative that the
relative may be required to pay support for a period before the
date an administrative support order is entered, as well as
future support.
    Neither the mailing nor receipt of such notice shall be
deemed a jurisdictional requirement for the subsequent
exercise of the investigative procedures undertaken by an
administrative enforcement unit or the entry of any order or
determination of paternity or support or reimbursement by the
administrative enforcement unit; except that notice shall be
served by certified mail addressed to the responsible relative
at his or her last known address, return receipt requested, or
by a person who is licensed or registered as a private
detective under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
Security, and Locksmith Act of 2004 or by a registered employee
of a private detective agency certified under that Act, or in
counties with a population of less than 2,000,000 by any method
provided by law for service of summons, in cases where a
determination of paternity or support by default is sought on
behalf of applicants for or recipients of financial aid under
Article IV of this Act and other persons who are given access
to the child support enforcement services of this Article as
provided in Section 10-1.
(Source: P.A. 92-590, eff. 7-1-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.