Indiana § 31-16-15-25 - Income payor penalties
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 31-16-15-25 — Income payor penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-16-15-25. Income payor penalties
Sec. 25. (a) An income payor that:
(1) discharges from employment an obligor;
(2) refuses to employ an obligor;
(3) takes disciplinary action against an obligor employed by the income payor; or
(4) otherwise discriminates against an obligor;
because of the existence of an income withholding order or the obligations imposed upon the income payor by the income withholding order, is subject to a penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable to the state and recoverable in a civil action. An obligor or the Title IV-D agency may bring an action to enforce a penalty under this subsection.
(b) The collection of money under this section does not affect:
(1) the obligor's right to damages under IC 37-2-6-9; or
(2) any other legal remedy available to the obligor;
because of discharge from employment, refusal of employment, or disciplinary action.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-10-20.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.103-2007, SEC.40; P.L.115-2026, SEC.72.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-16-15-25 ("Income payor penalties") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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