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| Sec. 33. 19-A MRSA §3101-F, sub-§2, śC, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 669, §21, | is amended to read: |
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| C. The person or agency designated to receive payments in | the income-withholding order or, if a person or agency is | not designated, to the obligee. |
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| | Sec. 34. 19-A MRSA §3102, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 | and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| §3102. Administrative enforcement of orders |
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| | 1. Documents to state information agency. A party residing | in another state or a support enforcement agency seeking to | enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, | issued by a tribunal of another state shall send the documents | required for registering the order to the department. |
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| | 2. Consider and enforce. Upon receipt of the documents, the | department, 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 | order can not be enforced using available administrative | procedures, the department may register the support order or the | income-withholding order with the appropriate court. |
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| | Sec. 35. 19-A MRSA c. 67, sub-c. 6 is amended by repealing the | subchapter headnote and enacting the following in its place: |
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| REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION |
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| | Sec. 36. 19-A MRSA §3151, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 | and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| §3151. Procedure to register order for enforcement |
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| | 1. Required documents and information. The department may | register a support order or an income-withholding order by | forwarding the following documents records and information to the | appropriate court in this State for registration in this State | for enforcement: |
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| A. A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting | registration and enforcement; |
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