PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 585

(c) (1) If a court orders an earnings withholding order under this section:
(i) The clerk of the court immediately shall:

1.       Serve a copy of the earnings withholding order on any
current or subsequent employers of the defendant, if known; and

2.       Mail a copy of the earnings withholding order to the
defendant at the last known address or place of incarceration of the defendant, if known;

(ii) A defendant immediately shall notify the court and the Division of:

1.       Any objection to an earnings withholding order; and

2.       The current address of the residence of the defendant, the
name of the employer, and the work address of the defendant, or any change of employer,
residence, or work address of the defendant;

(iii) An employer who is served with an earnings withholding order
under this section immediately shall notify the court and the Division of the following
information:

1.       Any justification for an employer's inability to comply with
the earnings withholding order;

2.       The address of the residence of the defendant on the
termination of employment;

3.       Information regarding the new place of employment of the
defendant; or

4.       That the defendant has been reemployed by the employer;
and

(iv) Unless the information has previously been provided to the court,
the Division or the Central Collection Unit shall notify the court of any current or
subsequent address of the residence of the defendant and the employer and work address
of the defendant.

(2)     An earnings withholding order is binding on each present and future
employer of the defendant who has been served with the order.

(3)     Except as otherwise provided in this section, an earnings withholding
order issued under this section shall:

(i) Comply with the requirements of § 10-126(a) of the Family Law
Article; and

(ii) Set forth the obligations and responsibilities of an employer and a
defendant under an earnings withholding order and the consequences of violating a
provision of this section.

(4)     Each amount withheld in an earnings withholding order under this
section shall be payable to the Division.

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