45 CFR 302.19

Giving Hope and Support to America's Children

302.19  Bonding of employees.

        The State plan shall provide that the following requirements 
and criteria to bond employees are in effect: 

        (a) IV - D responsibility. The IV - D agency will insure that 
every person, who has access to or control over funds collected under 
the child support enforcement program, is covered by a bond against 
loss resulting from employee dishonesty. 

        (b) Scope. The requirement in paragraph (a) of this section 
applies to every person who, as a regular part of his or her 
employment, receives, disburses, handles or has access to support 
collections, which includes: 

        (1) IV - D agency employees and employees of any other State 
or local agency to which IV - D functions have been delegated. 

        (2) Employees of a court or law enforcement official 
performing under a cooperative agreement with the IV - D agency. 

        (3) Employees of any private or governmental entity from 
which the IV - D agency purchases services.

        (c) Bond. The bond will be for an amount which the State IV - 
D agency deems adequate to indemnify the State IV - D program for 
loss resulting from employee dishonesty. 

        (d) Self-bonding System. A State or political subdivision may 
comply with the requirement in paragraph (a) of this section:

        (1) By means of a self-bonding system established under State 
law or,

        (2) In the case of a political subdivision, by means of a 
self-bonding system approved by the State IV - D agency. 

        (e) IV - D liability. The requirements of this section do not 
reduce or limit the ultimate liability of the IV - D agency for 
losses of support collections from the State's IV - D program.

[44 FR 28803, May 17, 1979; 44 FR 45137, Aug. 1, 1979, as amended at 
47 FR 57281, Dec. 23, 1982]
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