Sec. 24. (a) Each circuit court clerk shall do the following:

(1) Before January 1, 2007, receive support money assigned to the state and paid under the terms of a court order in the clerk’s jurisdiction and pay the money to the Title IV-D agency within the time limits established by P.L.93-647, as amended, and any related regulations that are promulgated.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-25-4-24

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) Maintain all records concerning the payment or nonpayment of support money that have been assigned to the state and transmit the records to the Title IV-D agency upon request.

(3) Contract with the Title IV-D agency for the performance and the remuneration for the performance of duties prescribed in this section.

     (b) Beginning January 1, 2007, for purposes of subsection (a)(1), each circuit court clerk may accept only support money that is paid in cash.

As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.24; P.L.1-2007, SEC.199.