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Sub. H. B. No. 200As Passed by the House
As Passed by the House

125th General Assembly
Regular Session
2003-2004
Sub. H. B. No. 200


REPRESENTATIVES Willamowski, Schneider, Otterman, S. Patton, Flowers, Hagan, Price, Reidelbach, Schmidt, Beatty, Carano, Chandler, Cirelli, Clancy, Daniels, DePiero, Distel, Domenick, C. Evans, Hartnett, Harwood, Hollister, Hughes, Jolivette, Key, McGregor, Niehaus, T. Patton, Perry, Raussen, Redfern, Schaffer, Schlichter, Seitz, Sferra, J. Stewart, Sykes, Wagner, Widener, Widowfield



A BILL
To amend sections 3121.59 and 3121.64, to enact section 3125.141, and to repeal sections 3121.60 and 3121.63 of the Revised Code to allow a child support enforcement agency to contract with a private person or entity to provide service of process or to compensate a sheriff for service of process, to eliminate the Program Income Fund, and to require monthly distributions of administrative charge amounts to each county child support enforcement agency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3121.59 and 3121.64 be amended and section 3125.141 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3121.59.  A fine imposed pursuant to division (B) of section 3121.99 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the office of child support in the department of job and family services or, pursuant to section 3125.29 of the Revised Code, to the child support enforcement agency. The amount of the fine that does not exceed the amount of arrearage under the child support order shall be disbursed in accordance with the child support order. The amount of the fine that exceeds the amount of the arrearage shall be considered program income and handled in accordance with section 3121.60 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3121.64.  On receipt of administrative charges under section 3121.56 of the Revised Code, the office of child support shall determine the charge amounts collected from obligors under support orders being administered by the child support enforcement agency in each county and distribute quarterly monthly to each agency an amount equal to the charges attributable to the agency.
Sec. 3125.141. In providing for service of process of a notice or order as required under this chapter or Chapter 3111., 3115., 3119., 3121., or 3123. of the Revised Code and in accordance with the provisions of the Rules of Civil Procedure that govern service of process, a child support enforcement agency may do one or both of the following:
(A) Contract with the sheriff of the county served by the agency to compensate the sheriff's office for service of process, which may include additional incentives for successful service of process;
(B) Contract with a private person or entity to provide service of process for the agency.
Section 2. That existing sections 3121.59 and 3121.64 and sections 3121.60 and 3121.63 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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