Ch. 609

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

10-337. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

AN EMPLOYER WHO WILLFULLY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH AN INCOME
WITHHOLDING ORDER ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE AND RECEIVED FOR
ENFORCEMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN ORDER ISSUED BY A TRIBUNAL OF THIS STATE.

10-338. CONTEST BY OBLIGOR.

(A)    AN OBLIGOR MAY CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF AN
INCOME WITHHOLDING ORDER ISSUED IN ANOTHER STATE AND RECEIVED
DIRECTLY BY AN EMPLOYER IN THIS STATE IN THE SAME MANNER AS IF THE ORDER
HAD BEEN ISSUED BY A TRIBUNAL OF THIS STATE. SECTION 10-343 OF THIS SUBTITLE
(CHOICE OF LAW) APPLIES TO THE CONTEST.

(B)     THE OBLIGOR SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF THE CONTEST TO:

(1)     A SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE
OBLIGEE;

(2)      EACH EMPLOYER THAT HAS DIRECTLY RECEIVED AN INCOME
WITHHOLDING ORDER; AND

(3)     THE PERSON OR AGENCY DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS IN
THE INCOME WITHHOLDING ORDER OR, IF NO PERSON OR AGENCY IS DESIGNATED,
TO THE OBLIGEE.

[10-330.) 10-339.

(a)     A party seeking to enforce a support order or an income withholding order, or
both, issued by a tribunal of another state may send the documents required for
registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this State.

(b)     Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without
initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any
administrative procedure authorized by the law of this State to enforce a support order or
an income withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative
enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or
administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register
the order pursuant to this subtitle.

Part VI. Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration.

Subpart A. Registration and Enforcement of Support Order.

[10-331.] 10-340.

A support order or an income withholding order issued by a tribunal of another
state may be registered in this State for enforcement.

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