Ch. 609                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(III) OTHER MEANS AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY.

(2) IF AN EMPLOYING UNIT TRANSMITS A REPORT CHOOSES TO
TRANSMIT DATA MAGNETICALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THE EMPLOYING UNIT
MAY SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT:

(I) TWICE A MONTH; AND

(II) NOT LESS THAN 12 DAYS OR MORE THAN 16 DAYS APART.

(2) IF AN EMPLOYING UNIT CHOOSES TO TRANSMIT DATA MAGNETICALLY
OR ELECTRONICALLY AT A RATE OF TWICE PER MONTH, THEN THE REPORT MUST BE
SUBMITTED NOT LESS THAN 12 DAYS OR MORE THAN 16 DAYS APART.

(3) (I) AN EMPLOYING UNIT THAT HAS EMPLOYEES IN TWO OR MORE
STATES AND THAT TRANSMITS REPORTS MAGNETICALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY
MAY DESIGNATE ONE STATE IN WHICH TO TRANSMIT THE REPORT.

(II) AN EMPLOYING UNIT THAT CHOOSES TO TRANSMIT THE DATA
TO ANOTHER STATE SHALL PROVIDE THE SECRETARY WITH THE NAME OF THE
STATE RECEIVING THE REPORT.

[(d)](F) (1) Any employing unit that fails to report as required:

(i) shall be given a written warning for the first violation; and

(ii) shall be subject to a civil penalty of [$200 per month] $20 for each
month in which a subsequent violation occurs, OR $500 IF THE FAILURE IS THE RESULT
OF A CONSPIRACY BETWEEN THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE TO NOT SUPPLY
THE REQUIRED REPORT OR TO SUPPLY A FALSE OR INCOMPLETE REPORT, unless the
Secretary waives the penalty for cause.

(2) All violations occurring in a single month to the same employing unit
shall be considered a single violation.

[(e)](G) An assessment under this section is final unless, within 15 days after the
mailing of the assessment, an employing unit applies to the Secretary for a hearing. The
Secretary may forward the application to the Office of Administrative Hearings for
adjudication.

[(f)](H) The Department of Human Resources shall reimburse the Secretary for
all costs incurred to carry out this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - Family Law

10-108.

(a) The Administration shall:

(1) coordinate a statewide program for support enforcement;

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