Louisiana § RS 46:236.1.10 - Family and child support programs; consumer reporting authority
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§ RS 46:236.1.10. Family and child support programs; consumer reporting authority
A. Any consumer reporting agency, as defined in R.S. 46:56(M)(2), shall provide a consumer report to the secretary or his designee, provided the department pays a fee to the consumer reporting agency and certifies all of the following:
(1) The consumer report is needed for the purpose of establishing an individual's capacity to make child support payments or for the determination of the appropriate level of such payments.
(2) The paternity of the individual for the child to which the obligation relates has been established or acknowledged by the individual in accordance with state law.
B. The consumer report shall be confidential and shall be used solely for the purpose described in Subsection A of this Section and shall not be used in connection with any other civil, administrative, or criminal proceeding, or for any other purpose.
Acts 2003, No. 1068, §2, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2016, No. 29, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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