1. (a) The Administration may:

   1. (1) charge an initial application fee of not more than $ 25 for support services;

   2. (2) deduct from the child support payment to defray the cost of providing support enforcement services under:

      1. (i) the Income Tax Refund Intercept Program under this subtitle; and
      2. (ii) the Federal Treasury Offset Program;
   3. (3) collect fees from the obligor to defray the costs of providing support enforcement services; and
   4. (4) deduct from child support payments an annual collection fee in an amount not exceeding the amount authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 654(6)(b)(ii) for cases in which the family never received temporary cash assistance and has received at least $3,500 in child support payments during the federal fiscal year.

2. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Administration may not:

   1. (1) collect fees from the child support obligee; or
   2. (2) deduct fees from the child support payment.

<Section effective until occurrence of contingency specified in Acts 2007, c. 483, § 2, as amended by Acts 2008, c. 162, § 1. See, also, section effective upon occurrence of contingency specified in Acts 2007, c. 483, § 2, as amended by Acts 2008, c. 162, § 1.>

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991; Acts 1995, c. 534, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, c. 21, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2007, c. 483, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 162, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2020, c. 291, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.

Formerly Art. 88A, § 59.