HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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"Law" § 10-301 "Obligor" § 10-301
"Responding state" § 10-301 "State" § 10-301

10-316. STATE INFORMATION AGENCY.

THE ADMINISTRATION IS THE STATE INFORMATION AGENCY UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE AND SHALL:

(1)  COMPILE A LIST OF THE COURTS AND THEIR ADDRESSES
IN THIS STATE HAVING JURISDICTION UNDER THIS SUBTITLE AND SEND
THE LIST TO THE STATE INFORMATION AGENCY OF EVERY OTHER STATE
THAT HAS ADOPTED THIS OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ACT;

(2)  MAINTAIN A REGISTER OF THE LISTS RECEIVED FROM
OTHER STATES AND SEND COPIES OF THE LISTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AFTER RECEIPT TO EVERY COURT IN THIS STATE HAVING JURISDICTION
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE; AND

(3)  SEND TO THE COURT IN THIS STATE HAVING
JURISDICTION OVER AN OBLIGOR OR AN OBLIGOR'S PROPERTY ANY
PETITION, CERTIFICATE, COPY OF ACTS, OR OTHER DOCUMENT THAT IT
RECEIVES FROM COURTS OR INFORMATION AGENCIES OF OTHER STATES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Article
89C, § 17.

The only other changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Administration" § 10-101

"Court" § 10-301

"Obligor" § 10-301 "State" § 10-301

10-317. DUTY OF THE COURT AND OFFICIALS OF THIS STATE AS
RESPONDING STATE.

(A)  DUTY OF CLERK.

AFTER THE COURT OF THIS STATE ACTING AS A RESPONDING STATE
HAS RECEIVED COPIES OF THE PETITION, CERTIFICATE, AND ACT FROM
THE COURT OF THE INITIATING STATE, THE CLERK OF THE COURT SHALL
DOCKET THE CASE AND GIVE NOTICE OF THIS ACTION TO THE OBLIGEE'S
REPRESENTATIVE.

(B)  REPRESENTATION FOR OBLIGEE.

IF THE COMPLAINANT OR PETITIONER IS A PUBLIC AGENCY TO WHICH
SUPPORT RIGHTS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED OR AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE PETITION
IS BROUGHT AS PART OF CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY SERVICES OF A PUBLIC
AGENCY, THE COMPLAINANT OR PETITIONER SHALL BE REPRESENTED AS
PROVIDED IN § 10-115 OF THIS TITLE. IN ANY OTHER CASE, THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY SHALL REPRESENT THE OBLIGEE.

(C)  DILIGENT PROSECUTION.