ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 138

under 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(17) is $500 or more in arrears of a child support obligation
and has not paid child support for more than 60 days, the Administration may
institute an action to attach and seize the amount of the arrearage in one or more of
the accounts of the obligor with a financial institution to satisfy the amount of
arrearage owed by the obligor.

(2) Before attaching and seizing the obligor's accounts, the
Administration shall send a notice to the obligor at the obligor's last known address
advising the obligor of the enforcement actions that may be taken, including that the
obligor's accounts may be subject to garnishment for payment of a child support
arrearage.

[(b)] (C) (1) If the Administration institutes an action against an obligor
under subsection [(a)] (B) of this section, the Administration shall send a notice to the
financial institution in which one or more of the obligor's accounts are located, by
certified mail, return receipt requested, or by other method acceptable to the financial
institution, at the address designated for this purpose by the financial institution or,
if no address has been designated, to the principal office of the financial institution.

(2) The notice shall contain the following information, to the extent
known by the Administration:

(i) the address of the Administration;

(ii) the telephone number, address, and name of a contact person at
the Administration;

(iii) the name and Social Security number or other taxpayer
identification number of the obligor;

(iv) the address of the obligor;

(v) for each account of the obligor, the obligor's account number and
known balance with the financial institution;

(vi) the amount of arrearage that the financial institution shall
seize and attach from one or more of the accounts of the obligor; and

(vii) a statement instructing the financial institution to immediately
attach and seize the amount of arrearage stated in item (vi) of this paragraph from
one or more of the accounts of the obligor and, upon subsequent notice by the
Administration, to forward the amount to the Administration.

[(c)] (D) (1) On receipt of the notice under subsection [(b)] (C) of this
section, the financial institution shall promptly seize and attach from one or more of
the accounts identified in the Administration's notice to the financial institution an
aggregate amount equal to the lesser of the amounts in all accounts or the amount
stated in the notice.

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