State case registry.

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(1) The state department, or its agent, shall establish, maintain, update, and monitor an automated state case registry which shall include all cases in which child support orders have been established or modified on or after October 1, 1998.

(2) The judicial department shall collect and electronically transfer on a weekly basis, or more frequently as mutually agreeable, to the state department, or its agent, the following basic elements of all child support orders established or modified on or after October 1, 1998, which shall be stored in the state case registry:

  1. The name of the court, the county, and the case number;

  2. The names of the obligor, the obligee, and the children who are the subject of theorder;

  3. (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1350, § 8, effective July 1, 2008.)

  4. The date of birth of each parent and of each child for whom the order requires thepayment of child support;

  5. The date the child support order was established or modified;

  6. The amount of monthly or other periodic support owed under the order.

(2.5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the parties shall provide the judicial department with the social security number of each party and each child who is the subject of a child support order. The judicial department shall collect and electronically transfer the social security numbers to the state department, or its agent, on a weekly basis or more frequently, as per mutual agreement. Nothing in this subsection (2.5) shall require that a person's social security number appear on the face of any court order entered pursuant to section 14-10-115, 14-14-104, or 19-4-116, C.R.S., or section 26-13-114 or 26-13.5-105.

(3) For each case in which services are being provided under Title IV-D of the federal

"Social Security Act", as amended, and for which a support order has been established or modified, the state case registry shall include the basic information listed in subsection (2) of this section and the following additional information:

  1. Amounts owed, including arrears, interest, or late payment penalties and fees, due orpast-due, under the order;

  2. The distribution of collected amounts;

  3. (Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 763, §13, effective July 1, 1998.)

  4. The amount of any lien imposed with respect to the order pursuant to section 14-10122 (1.5), C.R.S.

(4) Information in the state case registry shall be accessible only by the state child support enforcement agency, the delegate child support enforcement units, the federal office of child support enforcement, the courts, or the agents of such agency, units, office, or courts.

Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1303, § 43, effective July 1. L. 98: (2) and (3) amended, p. 763, § 13, effective July 1. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 1090, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2008: (2)(c) amended and (2.5) added, p. 1350, § 8, effective July 1.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1997.


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