Montana Code 40-5-418. Payment records
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40-5-418. Payment records. (1) The department, in collecting, disbursing, or receiving payments pursuant to orders to withhold income, shall maintain complete, accurate, and clear records of all payments and disbursements.
Terms Used In Montana Code 40-5-418
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 40-5-403
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Income: means any form of payment to a person, regardless of source, including commissions, bonuses, workers' compensation, disability payments, payments under a pension or retirement program, interest, and earnings and wages. See Montana Code 40-5-403
(2)Certified payment records maintained by the department must, without further proof or foundation, be admitted into evidence in any legal proceedings under this part. Such records constitute prima facie evidence of the amount of support paid and arrearages that have accrued since the department began to monitor support payment in a case.