Fam. Code, § 17202 · Article 2. Organization
Fam. Code, § 17202
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The department is hereby designated the single organizational unit whose duty it shall be to administer the Title IV-D state plan for securing child and spousal support, medical support, and determining paternity. State plan functions shall be performed by other agencies as required by law, by delegation of the department, or by cooperative agreements.
(b) The department shall appoint the local child support agency, as defined in Section 17304, or any other entity receiving federal tax information in performance of its child support duties as its designee for purposes of paragraph (26) of subdivision (b) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(c) For purposes of this section, “federal tax information” is as defined in Section 1044 of the Government Code.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 19, Sec. 7. (AB 111) Effective June 27, 2017.
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