(305 ILCS 5/12-12.1)
Sec. 12-12.1.
Deadbeats most wanted list.
(a) The Director may disclose a "deadbeats most wanted list" of
individuals who are in arrears in their child support obligations under an
Illinois court order or administrative order. The list shall include only
those persons who are in arrears in an amount greater than $5,000 (or such
greater amount as established by the Department by rule). The list shall
not exceed 200 individuals at any point. The list shall include the
individual's name and address, the amount of any child support arrearage,
and any other information deemed appropriate by the Department.
(b) At least 90 days before the disclosure under subsection (a) of the
name of an individual who is in arrears in his or her child support
obligations, the Director shall mail a written notice to the individual by
certified mail addressed to the individual's last known address. The notice
shall detail the amount of the arrearage and the Department's intent to
disclose the arrearage. If the arrearage is not paid 60 days after the notice
was delivered to the individual or the Department has been notified that
delivery was refused, and the individual has not, since the mailing of the
notice, entered into a written agreement with the Department for payment
of the arrearage, the Director may disclose the individual's arrearage under
subsection (a).
(c) An individual in arrears in his or her child support obligations
under an Illinois court order or administrative order is not subject to
disclosure under subsection (a) if (1) a written agreement for payment
exists between the individual and the Department or (2) the arrearage is
the subject of an administrative hearing, administrative review, or judicial
review.
(d) The list shall be available for public inspection at the Department
or by other means of publication, including the Internet.
(e) A disclosure made by the Director in a good faith effort to
comply with this Section may not be considered a violation of any
confidentiality laws.
(Source: P.A. 92-373, eff. 7-1-02.)
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