HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(B)  REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION MAY REQUEST FROM ANY AGENCY OF THIS
STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE INFORMATION AND
ASSISTANCE THAT WILL ENABLE THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
ADMINISTRATION, THE LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICE, OR THE STATE'S
ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY INVOLVED:

(1)  TO LOCATE AN ABSENT PARENT OR A PARENT WHO HAS
DESERTED OR APPEARS TO HAVE DESERTED A CHILD; OR

(2)  TO ENFORCE THE LIABILITY OF THE PARENT FOR THE
SUPPORT OF A CHILD OF THE PARENT.

(C)  COMPLIANCE WITH REQUEST.

EACH AGENCY OF THIS STATE AND EACH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
THIS STATE SHALL GIVE THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
ADMINISTRATION ANY INFORMATION AND HELP THE CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION REQUESTS UNDER THIS SECTION.

(D)  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.

ANY RECORD COMPILED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE AVAILABLE
ONLY TO:

(1)  AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS STATE OR OF
A LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF THIS STATE; OR

(2)  A PERSON WHO HAS A RIGHT TO THE RECORDS IN AN
OFFICIAL CAPACITY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article 88A, §
5A.

In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the reference to
the Department of Human Resources is added for
clarity.

Also in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the former
reference to the establishment of the central registry
is deleted as unnecessary in light of the existence of
the central registry.

In subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the word
"agency" is substituted for the former phrase
"departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, and other
agencies", for brevity.

In subsection (b) of this section, the former word
"data" is deleted as repetitive of the word
"information".