Section 75-02-04-03 - Authority1. For all children who are eligible for the services under the state plan, the agency shall, when necessary, establish paternity, locate the absent parent or parents legally liable for the support of the child or children, and secure support for the child or children. 2. The agency is authorized to: a. Enter into cooperative agreements with any state or local agency or official to perform the functions under the state plan. b. Purchase services from any attorney, person, or public or private agency to perform the functions under the state plan. c. Enter into written agreements or cooperative arrangements with appropriate courts, law enforcement agencies, or tribal councils, including a single official who has the legal authority to enter into such cooperative agreements on behalf of such courts, agencies, or tribal councils. d. Cooperate with any other state in establishing paternity, locating an absent parent who may be present in this state, or in securing compliance by an absent parent who is present in this state with an order issued by a court of such other state. e. Establish and operate a parent locator service and accept requests to utilize the federal parent locator service. N.D. Admin Code 75-02-04-03
Effective September 1, 1979; amended effective December 1, 1981.General Authority: NDCC 50-09-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-09-02, 50-09-03; 45 CFR 302.31; 45 CFR 302.34; 45 CFR 302.35; 45 CFR 302.36