R527-412. Intercept of Unemployment Compensation  


R527-412-1. Authority and Purpose
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1. The Department of Human Services is authorized to create rules necessary for the provision of social services by Section 62A-1-111. The Office of Recovery Services is authorized to create rules necessary to fulfill its duties by Section 62A-11-107.

2. The purpose of this rule is to define the conditions under which the Office of Recovery Services may collect child support from unemployment compensation and the legal limitations on those amounts.


R527-412-2. Intercept of Unemployment Compensation
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1. Unemployment compensation shall be subject to income withholding if the case meets the criteria in R527-300. If for any reason the unemployment compensation is not subject to income withholding, the unemployment compensation may be subject to garnishment.

2. The obligor may volunteer but shall not be required to pay more than 50% of his gross Unemployment Compensation benefit, or the maximum amount permitted under Section 303(b), Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 USC 1673(b). If the obligor volunteers to pay more than 50% of the Unemployment Compensation benefit or more than the maximum amount permitted under Section 303(d), Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 USC 1673(b), that agreement shall be in writing.