WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 113

[(e)](G) The State Comptroller may not question the certification made by the
Administration OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE.

[(f)] (H) The State Comptroller shall:

(1) IN CASE OF AN ARREARAGE, withhold and pay to the Administration
any income tax refund due to the obligor, in an amount not more than the amount of the
arrearage AND CONVERTED FUNDS COMBINED;

(2) IN THE CASE OF CONVERTED FUNDS, PAY TO THE DEPARTMENT
ANY INCOME TAX REFUND DUE TO THE OBLIGOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT MORE THAN
THE AMOUNT EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT;

(2) (3) pay to the obligor any part of the income tax refund over the
amount of the arrearage AND CONVERTED FUNDS; and

(3) (4) notify the obligor of:

(i) the amount paid to the Administration; and

(ii) the rights of the obligor under subsection [(g)] (I) of this section.

[(g)] (I) (1) On receipt of notice of intercept from the State Comptroller, any
obligor who disputes the existence or amount of the arrearage OR CONVERTED FUNDS
may [appeal to the Administration] FILE AN APPEAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 10
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE.

(2) If the Administration finds that an excessive amount was withhold from
the obligor's income tax refund or State lottery prize, the Administration promptly shall
pay to the taxpayer the excess amount withhold.

[(h)](J) The Comptroller shall honor refund interception requests in the
following order:

(1)     a refund interception request to collect an unpaid State, county, or
municipal tax;

(2)     a refund interception request under this Part II of THIS subtitle FOR
ARREARS OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS; [and]

(3)     A REFUND INTERCEPTION REQUEST FOR CONVERTED FUNDS
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE § 15-122.2 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE; AND

[(3)](4) any other refund interception request.

[(i)] (K) The Secretary of Human Resources, [and] the State Comptroller, AND
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE may adopt rules and regulations
to carry out this section.

10-120.

(c) For purposes of this Part HI of this subtitle, support shall include:

(1) child support;

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