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Colorado Statutes, Title 26

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Title 26, Human Services Code

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Child Support Enforcement Act". Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 640, § 5, effective June 7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-102 Legislative declaration
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The purposes of this article are to provide for enforcing the support obligations owed by obligors, to locate obligors, to establish parentage, to establish and modify child support obligations, and to obtain support in cooperation with the federal government pursuant to Title IV…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-102.5 Definitions
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As used in this article 13, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Delegate child support enforcement unit" means the unit of a county department of human or social services or its contractual agent that is responsible for carrying out the provisions of this article 13. The …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-102.7 Privacy - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that while it is beneficial to the children of the state of Colorado to have procedures by which to enhance the establishment and enforcement of child support, some of which may include the collection and transmission of certain informational…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-102.8 Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances

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If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information shall be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-103 Support enforcement program

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The state department, pursuant to rules and regulations, shall establish a program to provide necessary support enforcement services. The state department shall establish a single and separate agency within the department to administer or supervise the administration of such prog…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-104 State plan

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The state department shall prepare and submit to the United States secretary of health and human services a state plan and any amendments to such state plan that become necessary which meet the requirements of Title IV-D of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended. Source: L…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-105 Child support enforcement services - review

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(1) Subject to the provisions of section 26-13-104, the child support enforcement program shall include the following, as required by federal law: (a) The establishment and modification of an obligor parent's legal obligation to support his or her dependent children, including de…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-106 Eligibility for services - child support DRA fee cash fund

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(1) Support enforcement services shall be provided to those recipients of medicaid-only and Title IV-E foster care as required by federal law and to participants in the Colorado works program implemented pursuant to part 7 of article 2 of this title who, as a condition of eligibi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-107 State parent locator service - definitions

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(1) There shall be established in the state department a state parent locator service to assist delegate child support enforcement units or their authorized agents, other states, and agencies of the federal government in the location of parents who have or appear to have abandone…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-108 Recovery of public assistance paid for child support and maintenance - interest collected on support obligations - designation in annual general appropriations act

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(1) Whenever the state department, a county department or its authorized agent, or a district attorney recovers any amounts of support for public assistance recipients, such amounts shall be deposited in the county social services fund, and, if such support is used to reimburse p…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-109 Enforcement of support UIFSA

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(1) The state department shall be the state information agency for the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act", article 5 of title 14, C.R.S., in this state and reciprocal laws of other states; and, in this capacity, the state department shall: (a) Assist county departments and o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-110 Federal requirements

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Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with federal requirements for the child support enforcement program expressly provided by Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act", as amended, in order for the state to qualify for federal f…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-111 State income tax refund offset

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(1) (a) At any time prescribed by the department of revenue, but not less frequently than annually, the state department shall certify to the department of revenue information regarding persons who owe a child support debt to the state pursuant to section 14-14-104, C.R.S., or wh…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-111.5 State vendor payment offset

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(1) At any time prescribed by the controller, but not less frequently than annually, the state department shall certify to the controller information regarding persons who owe child support debt pursuant to section 14-14-104, C.R.S., or who owe child support arrearages as request…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-112.5 Child support incentive payments - report

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(1) From federal fiscal year 2000 through federal fiscal year 2023, one hundred percent of the federal incentives received by the state shall be passed through to the county departments. (2) Beginning in federal fiscal year 2024, and each federal fiscal year thereafter, the decis…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-113 Placement in foster care automatic assignment of rights to child support

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When a child or youth is placed in foster care pursuant to article 5 of this title 26 or Title IV-E of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended, all rights to current child support for the benefit of the child or youth are assigned by operation of law to the state department…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-114 Family support registry - collection and disbursement of child support and maintenance - rules - legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that it has been demonstrated that the establishment and operation of one automated central payment registry for the processing of child support, child support when combined with maintenance, and maintenance payments…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-115.5 Family support registry fund created

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(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the family support registry fund, which shall consist of any money credited thereto from the investment earnings on money deposited with the state treasurer, money accruing from collections for child support …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-116 Debt information made available to consumer reporting agencies - notice to noncustodial parent - fees - rules - definitions

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(1) For purposes of this section, "consumer reporting agency" means any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-118 Lottery winnings offset

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(1) (a) The state department shall periodically certify to the department of revenue information regarding persons who owe a child support debt or child support costs to the state pursuant to section 14-14-104, C.R.S., or who owe child support arrearages as requested as a part of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-118.5 Unclaimed property offset - definitions

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(1) The state department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state treasurer, acting as the administrator of unclaimed property under the "Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act", article 13 of title 38, for the purpose of offsetting against a claim for unclaime…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-118.7 Gambling winnings - interception - rules

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(1) Pursuant to section 44-33-104 (3), the state department shall periodically certify to the registry operator information regarding persons who owe a child support debt or child support costs to the state pursuant to section 14-14-104, or who owe child support arrearages reques…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-119 Distribution of amounts collected

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(1) This section shall only apply to Title IV-D cases under the federal "Social Security Act" where the delegate child support enforcement unit is providing support enforcement services pursuant to section 26-13-106 and has responsibility to collect the required support obligatio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-121 Review and modification of child support orders

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(1) (a) The general assembly finds that review of child support orders is required in order for this state to comply with the federal "Family Support Act of 1988", the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", and the federal "Deficit Redu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-121.5 Enforcement of obligation to maintain health insurance

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(1) If a parent has been ordered to provide health insurance, as defined in section 14-14-102 (4.7), C.R.S., and such insurance is available at a reasonable cost consistent with the provisions of section 14-10-115 (10)(g), C.R.S., the delegate child support enforcement unit shall…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-122 Administrative lien and attachment

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(1) The state child support enforcement agency may issue a notice of administrative lien and attachment to any person, insurance company, or agency providing workers' compensation insurance benefits for any employer to attach workers' compensation benefits of an obligor who is re…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-122.3 Administrative lien and levy of accounts held by financial institutions - definitions

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(1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Account" has the same meaning as defined in section 26-13-128 (7)(a). (b) "Financial institution" has the same meaning as defined in section 26-13-128 (7)(b). (2) The state child support enforcement age…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-122.5 Administrative lien and attachment of inmate bank accounts

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(1) The state child support enforcement agency or the delegate child support enforcement unit may issue a notice of administrative lien and attachment, only when such notice is prescribed and approved by the state child support enforcement agency, to the department of corrections…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-122.7 Administrative lien and attachment of insurance claim payments, awards, and settlements - rules - fund

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(1) (a) The state child support enforcement agency, or its agent, may issue a notice of administrative lien and attachment to any person, insurance company, or agency to attach insurance claim payments, awards, or settlements due to an obligor who is responsible for the past-due …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-123 Driver's licenses - suspension for nonpayment of child support - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Child support order" means any administrative or court order requiring the payment of child support, child support arrears, child support debt, retroactive support, or medical support, whether or not such or…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-124 Privatization of child support enforcement programs

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The state department shall consult with the counties to determine what services of the child support enforcement program may be advantageous to privatize. The state department is authorized to procure such services on behalf of participating counties if the participating counties…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-125 State directory of new hires - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Employee" means a natural person who is employed by an employer in this state for compensation, which employer is required to report the compensation to the federal internal revenue service. "Employee" does …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-126 Authority to deny, suspend, or revoke professional, occupational, and recreational licenses - definitions

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(1) The state board of human services is authorized, in coordination with any state agency, board, or commission that is authorized by law to issue, revoke, deny, terminate, or suspend a professional, occupational, or recreational license, to promulgate rules for the suspension, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-127 State case registry

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(1) The state department, or its agent, shall establish, maintain, update, and monitor an automated state case registry which shall include all cases in which child support orders have been established or modified on or after October 1, 1998. (2) The judicial department shall col…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-128 Agreements with financial institutions - data match system - limited liability - definitions

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(1) The general assembly authorizes the state department, or its agent, to design and implement a program pursuant to this section. The state department, or its agent, and financial institutions doing business in the state shall enter into agreements to effectuate the purpose of …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13-129 Exemption from federal law

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Upon a determination, finding, or warning of noncompliance or upon such other notification from the federal department of health and human services that the state may not be, or is not, in compliance with a provision of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Re…