Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 11. ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT · Article 3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT · Part 5. DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION

19-11-154. Penalties for employer’s noncompliance.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal in Georgia.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 19-11-154, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193; Ga. L. 2024, p. 233, § 9/SB 520, effective July 1, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, substituted “income withholding” for “income-withholding” in this Code section.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t18-t19-(v16)-pdf.pdf, Volume V16, 2022 edition, 2025 supplement, page 265; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 3b0e2669853a.