71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2801
 
LC 2854/HB 2801-1
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2801
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
                             May 22
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 23, after the period delete
the rest of the line and lines 24 through 26 and insert ' Upon
receipt of a notarized statement from an obligee that the obligee
has retained a collection agency, as defined in ORS 697.005, for
support enforcement services, the Department of Justice shall
divide and disburse support payments to the obligee and the
collection agency according to the terms of the agreement between
the obligee and the collection agency. The collection agency may
not charge interest or a fee for its services exceeding 20
percent of each support payment received. The terms of an
agreement between an obligee and a collection agency do not apply
to support payments collected after 180 days from the date the
agreement was entered. The Department of Justice shall develop a
standardized statement form that an obligee must submit to the
Department of Justice. The statement must require the obligee to
provide sufficient information about the agreement between the
obligee and the collection agency to permit the Department of
Justice to accurately divide and disburse support payments. The
statement must contain a notice printed in type size equal to at
least 12-point type that the obligee may be eligible for support
enforcement services from the Department of Justice or the
district attorney without paying the interest or fee charged by a
collection agency.'.
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