Guam § 34118 - Electronic Remittance Required.
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§ 34118. Electronic Remittance Required.
(a) Establishment of Electronic Transfer Mechanisms. The Office of the Attorney General Child
Support Enforcement Division (Division) shall establish electronic funds transfer (EFT) and electronic data
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interchange mechanisms to allow for the electronic remittance of child support payments or withholdings
from employers and from payroll processors.
(b) Development of Agreement; Distribution of Information; Required Transmittals; Prohibited
Withdrawal.
(1) The Child Support Enforcement Division shall develop an agreement stipulating the necessary
conditions required for an employer to electronically remit child support payments or withholdings of
their employee to the Division, including by use of any payroll processing service; such agreement
shall be signed by the Child Support Enforcement Division Director, or his designee, and the employer.
The Division shall make available all necessary information to each employer with ten (10) or more
full-time employees, of which at least one (1) employee has child support payment obligations,
detailing options for electronic funds transfers and the process by which one must comply in order to
establish such payment arrangements.
(2) If an employer makes payment by way of electronic transfer of money pursuant to this
Subsection, the employer shall transmit separately the name and appropriate identification number, if
any, of each obligor for whom payment is made, and the amount transmitted for that obligor.
(3) Once an employer is registered as a mandatory participant in the EFT program, the employer
may not withdraw from the program.
(c) Processing Fees. The Child Support Enforcement Division is hereby authorized to implement a fee
of up to Three Dollars ($3.00) per transaction. This fee shall be paid by the employer and shall not be
deducted from the employee’s pay or withholdings amount. No other fee shall be assessed for this
transaction.
(d) Penalties. Employers found to be in violation of this Section shall be liable for assessment of treble
damages by the court, in the same manner as treble damages are assessed pursuant to § 34132 of this
Chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 34118
What does Guam Code Annotated § 34118 cover?
Section 34118 ("Electronic Remittance Required.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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