093_HB2894
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1 AN ACT in relation to child support.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 changing Section 10-3.3 as follows:
6 (305 ILCS 5/10-3.3)
7 Sec. 10-3.3. Locating support obligor and others;
8 penalties.
9 (a) The Child and Spouse Support Unit may request and
10 receive from employers, labor unions, telephone companies,
11 and utility companies location information concerning
12 putative fathers and noncustodial parents for the purpose of
13 establishing a child's paternity or establishing, enforcing,
14 or modifying a child support obligation. In this Section,
15 "location information" means information about (i) the
16 physical whereabouts of a putative father or noncustodial
17 parent, (ii) the putative father or noncustodial parent's
18 employer, or (iii) the salary, wages, and other compensation
19 paid and the health insurance coverage provided to the
20 putative father or noncustodial parent by the employer of the
21 putative father or noncustodial parent or by a labor union of
22 which the putative father or noncustodial parent is a member.
23 The employer of a putative father or noncustodial parent
24 or the labor union of which the putative father or
25 noncustodial parent is a member shall respond to the request
26 of the Child and Spouse Support Unit within 15 days after the
27 employer or labor union receives the request. Any employer
28 or labor union that willfully fails to fully respond within
29 the 15-day period shall be subject to a penalty of $100 for
30 each day that the response is not provided to the Illinois
31 Department after the 15-day period has expired. The penalty
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1 may be collected in a civil action, which may be brought
2 against the employer or labor union in favor of the Illinois
3 Department.
4 (b) Pursuant to an administrative subpoena as authorized
5 under this Code, the Child and Spouse Support Unit may
6 request and receive from utility companies,and cable
7 television companies, and Internet service providers location
8 information concerning individuals who owe or are owed
9 support or against whom or with respect to whom a support
10 obligation is sought.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-395, eff. 1-1-96; 90-18, eff. 7-1-97.)
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.