§ 10-126. Request for service of order -- Filing

   (a) When filed. -- If an obligor accrues support payment arrears amounting to more than 30 days of support, the recipient or the support enforcement agency may file a request for service of the earnings withholding order.

(b) Form of request. --

   (1) The request shall:

      (i) be under oath;

      (ii) state the last date or dates on which support payments were received, and the amount or amounts of the support payments; and

      (iii) state the amount of arrearage.

   (2) The request may be filed on a form which shall be provided by the court.

(c) Penalty for false representation. -- Any person who willfully makes a false representation in a request for service of an earnings withholding order under this section shall be subject to the penalties for perjury.

(d) Filing by support enforcement agency. -- When support payments are being made through the support enforcement agency, the agency shall file the request for service of the earnings withholding order.

HISTORY: 1985, ch. 329; 1991, ch. 37; 2001, ch. 299, § 1.