PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 535

Article - Family Law
10-110.

(a)     The Administration may [collect fees to defray the costs of providing support
enforcement services.

(b)     (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a fee charged to
defray the costs of providing support enforcement services may not be deducted from the
child support payment.

(2) A fee may be deducted]:

(1)      CHARGE AN INITIAL APPLICATION FEE OF NOT MORE THAN $25 FOR
SUPPORT SERVICES; AND

(2)      DEDUCT from the child support payment to defray the cost of providing
support enforcement services under:

(i) the Income Tax Refund Intercept Program under this subtitle; and

(ii) the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program; AND

(3)      COLLECT FEES FROM THE OBLIGOR TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF
PROVIDING SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE
ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT:

(1)      COLLECT FEES FROM THE CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGEE; OR

(2)      DEDUCT FEES FROM THE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

Approved May 25, 1995.

CHAPTER 535
(House Bill 68)

AN ACT concerning

State and Local Agencies Public Records - Certification of Records

FOR the purpose of requiring, on request of certain persons, certain custodians of
records in agencies of the State or a local government or other authorized persons to
attest to the accuracy certify the authenticity of an original record or a copy of a
record by providing, on request, a certification document; specifying items to be
included in a certification document; specifying certain actions that are not affected
by this Act permitting certain custodians or other authorized persons to charge a certain

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