- (a) Upon receipt of an income withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.
- (b) The employer shall treat an income withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
- (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) and § 25-9C-503, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with terms of the order which specify:
- (1) The duration and amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain;
- (2) The person designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded;
- (3) Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain, or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment;
- (4) The amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain; and
- (5) The amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain.
- (d) An employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to:
- (1) The employer's fee for processing an income withholding order;
- (2) The maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income; and
- (3) The times within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.
Source: SL 2015, ch 148 , § 502.