A bill for an act relating to orders for child support including requests for information regarding digital financial accounts, and providing penalties.(Formerly HF 2128 .)

House

File

2625

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2625

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

2128)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

orders

for

child

support

including

requests

1

for

information

regarding

digital

financial

accounts,

and

2

providing

penalties.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

TLSB

5265HV

(1)

91

lh/jh

H.F.

2625

Section

1.

Section

252B.9,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

k.

(1)

As

used

in

this

paragraph,

3

“digital

financial

account”

means

an

online

account

that

stores,

4

transfers,

or

receives

moneys

digitally.

5

(2)

Notwithstanding

any

provision

of

law

making

such

6

information

confidential,

child

support

services

or

a

child

7

support

agency

may

subpoena

records

relating

to

digital

8

financial

accounts,

including

identifying

information,

9

transaction

histories,

deposit

or

withdrawal

records,

10

employment-related

payments,

contractor

payments,

or

other

11

income

relevant

to

the

establishment,

modification,

or

12

enforcement

of

a

support

obligation.

13

(3)

A

parent

or

putative

father

who

fails

to

comply

with

a

14

subpoena

issued

under

this

paragraph,

and

who

lacks

good

cause

15

as

defined

in

paragraph

“f”

,

subparagraph

(3),

is

guilty

of

a

16

class

“D”

felony.

17

EXPLANATION

18

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

19

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

20

This

bill

relates

to

orders

for

child

support.

21

The

bill

defines

“digital

financial

account”

as

an

online

22

account

that

stores,

transfers,

or

receives

moneys

digitally.

23

The

bill

allows

child

support

services

or

a

child

support

24

agency

to

subpoena

records

relating

to

digital

financial

25

accounts

that

are

relevant

to

the

establishment,

modification,

26

or

enforcement

of

a

support

obligation.

A

parent

or

putative

27

father

who

fails

to

comply

with

a

subpoena,

and

who

lacks

good

28

cause,

is

guilty

of

a

class

“D”

felony.

29

A

class

“D”

felony

is

punishable

by

confinement

for

no

more

30

than

five

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$1,025

but

not

more

than

31

$10,245.

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5265HV

(1)

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