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The Office of Child Support Enforcement Giving Hope and Support to America's Children
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2, Parts 200 to 499]
[Revised as of October 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR302.19]
[Page 126]

TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE AND HUMAN SERVICES

PART 302--STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 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]