1. A. Child support enforcement field officers responsible for supplying services shall be:

   1. 1. caseworkers, as defined in 45 CFR §303.20(e)(1);
   2. 2. child support enforcement personnel who supervise caseworkers;
   3. 3. child support enforcement personnel who supervise child support enforcement district offices; and
   4. 4. Department of Children and Family Services personnel who directly supervise at least one child support enforcement district office.
2. B. Child support enforcement field officers listed in Subsection A shall possess full notarial powers in connection with any document required in the course of providing services to enforce support obligations owed by non custodial parents to their family and children, to locate parents, or to establish paternity and obtain family, child, and medical support orders.
3. C. It is expressly forbidden for the agent to charge any fee for any oath which he takes or for any authentic act which he passes by virtue of this Section.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:236.1.8(D) and (E).

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Health and Human Resources Administration, Division of Youth Services, LR 2:274 (September 1976), amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 34:1929 (September 2008), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Child Support Enforcement Section, LR 39:2437 (September 2013).