California § 17202 - The department is hereby designated the single organizational unit whose duty it
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§ 17202. The department is hereby designated the single organizational unit whose duty it
(a) The department is hereby designated the single organizational unit whose duty it shall be to administer the Title IV-D state plan for securing child and spousal support, medical support, and determining paternity. State plan functions shall be performed by other agencies as required by law, by delegation of the department, or by cooperative agreements. (b) The department shall appoint the local child support agency, as defined in Section 17304, or any other entity receiving federal tax information in performance of its child support duties as its designee for purposes of paragraph (26) of subdivision (b) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. (c) For purposes of this section, âfederal tax informationâ is as defined in Section 1044 of the Government Code.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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