Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-5-308

Current through Chapter 123 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 14-5-308 - Duty of attorney general

(a) If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this article or may provide those services directly to the individual.

(b) The attorney general may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.

C.R.S. § 14-5-308

Amended by 2015 Ch. 173,§ 19, eff. 7/1/2015.

L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1591, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1252, § 17, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2015: (b) amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 551, § 19, effective July 1.

This section is similar to former § 14-5-113 as it existed prior to 1993.

COMMENT

Subsection (b) makes clear that a state has a variety of options in determining the international scope of its IV-D support enforcement program. Of course, a federal declaration that a foreign jurisdiction is a reciprocating country or political subdivision is controlling. See Section 102(5)(A). However, each state may designate an official with authority to make a statewide, binding determination recognizing a foreign country, foreign nation state, or political subdivision as having a reciprocal arrangement with that state. See Section 102(5)(B).