Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
who is the subject of the order, stating the following:
(A) That the person's license is suspended beginning five (5)
business days after the date the notice is mailed, and that the
suspension will terminate not earlier than ten (10) business
days after the commission receives an order allowing
reinstatement from the court that issued the suspension order.
(B) That the person has the right to petition for reinstatement
of a license issued under this chapter to the court that issued
the order for suspension.
(b) The commission shall not reinstate a license suspended under
subsection (a) until the commission receives an order allowing
reinstatement from the court that issued the order for suspension.
SECTION 3. IC 4-33-8.5-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) Upon
receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-14-12-6 or
IC 31-16-12-9 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13(l), or IC 31-6-6.1-16(l), or
IC 31-14-12-6 before their repeal) the commission shall:
(1) suspend a license issued under this article to a person who is
the subject of the order; and
(2) promptly mail a notice to the last known address of the person
who is the subject of the order, stating the following:
(A) That the person's license is suspended beginning five (5)
business days after the date the notice is mailed, and that the
suspension will terminate not earlier than ten (10) business
days after the commission receives an order allowing
reinstatement from the court that issued the suspension order.
(B) That the person has the right to petition for reinstatement
of a license issued under this chapter to the court that issued
the order for suspension.
(b) The commission shall not reinstate a license suspended under
subsection (a) until the commission receives an order allowing
reinstatement from the court that issued the order for suspension.
SECTION 4. IC 4-35-6.7-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.80-2010,
SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) Upon receiving an order of a court
issued under IC 31-14-12-6 or IC 31-16-12-9 (or IC 31-14-12-6 before
its repeal), the commission shall:
(1) suspend a license issued under this article to a person who is
the subject of the order; and
shall promptly mail a notice to the last known address of the person
who is the subject of the order that states the following:
(1) That the:
(A) person's employee's permit has been suspended, beginning
five (5) business days after the date the notice is mailed; and
(B) suspension will end ten (10) business days after the
commission receives an order from the court that ordered the
suspension authorizing reinstatement of the person's
employee's permit.
(2) That the person has the right to petition for reinstatement of
the employee's permit to the court that ordered the suspension.
(c) The commission may not reinstate an employee's permit
suspended under this section until the commission receives an order
from the court that ordered the suspension authorizing reinstatement of
the person's employee's permit.
SECTION 7. IC 9-24-2-3 (CURRENT VERSION), AS AMENDED
BY P.L.125-2012, SECTION 169, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) The bureau
may not issue a driver's license or learner's permit or grant driving
privileges to the following individuals:
(1) An individual whose license issued under Indiana law to
operate a motor vehicle as an operator, a chauffeur, or a public
passenger chauffeur has been suspended, during the period for
which the license was suspended, or to an individual whose
license has been revoked, until the time the bureau is authorized
under Indiana law to issue the individual a new license.
(2) An individual whose learner's permit has been suspended or
revoked until the time the bureau is authorized under Indiana law
to issue the individual a new permit.
(3) An individual who, in the opinion of the bureau, is afflicted
with or suffering from a physical or mental disability or disease
that prevents the individual from exercising reasonable and
ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the vehicle
upon the public highways.
(4) An individual who is unable to understand highway warnings
or direction signs written in the English language.
(5) An individual who is required under this article to take an
examination unless the person successfully passes the
examination.
ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the vehicle
upon the public highways.
(4) An individual who is unable to understand highway warnings
or direction signs written in the English language.
(5) An individual who is required under this article to take an
examination unless:
(A) the person successfully passes the examination; or
(B) the bureau waives the examination requirement.
(6) An individual who is required under IC 9-25 or any other
statute to deposit or provide proof of financial responsibility and
who has not deposited or provided that proof.
(7) An individual when the bureau has good cause to believe that
the operation of a motor vehicle on a public highway of Indiana
by the individual would be inimical to public safety or welfare.
(8) An individual who is the subject of an order issued by:
(A) a court under IC 31-16-12-7 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13,
IC 31-6-6.1-16, or IC 31-14-12-4 before their repeal); or
(B) the Title IV-D agency;
ordering that a driver's license or permit not be issued to the
individual.
(9) An individual who has not presented valid documentary
evidence to the bureau of the person's legal status in the United
States, as required by IC 9-24-9-2.5.
(10) An individual who does not otherwise satisfy the
requirements of this article.
(b) An individual subject to epileptic seizures may not be denied a
driver's license or permit under this section if the individual presents
a statement from a licensed physician, on a form prescribed by the
bureau, that the individual is under medication and is free from
seizures while under medication.
SECTION 9. IC 9-30-13-6 (CURRENT VERSION), AS ADDED BY
P.L.125-2012, SECTION 371, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) The bureau
shall, upon receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-14-12-4 or
IC 31-16-12-7 (or IC 31-14-12-4 before its repeal), suspend the
driving privileges of the person who is the subject of the order.
(b) The bureau may not reinstate driving privileges suspended under
this section until the bureau receives an order allowing reinstatement
from the court that issued the order for suspension.
mailed, and that the suspension will terminate ten (10) business
days after the bureau receives an order allowing reinstatement
from the court that issued the suspension order.
(2) That the person has the right to petition for reinstatement of
driving privileges to the court that issued the order for suspension.
(3) That the person may be granted restricted driving privileges
under IC 9-24-15-6.7 if the person otherwise qualifies and can
prove that public transportation is unavailable for travel by the
person:
(A) to and from the person's regular place of employment;
(B) in the course of the person's regular employment;
(C) to and from the person's place of worship; or
(D) to participate in parenting time with the petitioner's
children consistent with a court order granting parenting time.
(d) A person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of this
section commits a Class A infraction, unless:
(1) the person's driving privileges are suspended under this
section; and
(2) the person has been granted restricted driving privileges under
IC 9-24-15 as a result of the suspension under this section.
(e) The bureau shall, upon receiving a record of conviction of a
person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle while the driving
privileges, permit, or license of the person is suspended, fix the
period of suspension in accordance with the recommendation of the
court. If the court fails to recommend a term of suspension, or
recommends a fixed term that is not prescribed by statute, the
bureau shall impose the applicable period of suspension required
by statute.
SECTION 11. IC 25-1-1.2-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. (a) Upon
receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-14-12-5 or
IC 31-16-12-8 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13(k), or IC 31-6-6.1-16(k), or
IC 31-14-12-5 before their repeal), the board shall:
(1) suspend the license of the practitioner; or
(2) deny the application of the applicant;
who is the subject of the order.
(b) Upon receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-14-12-5
or IC 31-16-12-8 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13(k), or IC 31-6-6.1-16(k), or
IC 31-14-12-5 before their repeal), the board shall promptly mail a
notice to the last known address of the person who is the subject of the
order, stating the following:
(1) That the practitioner's license has been suspended, beginning
five (5) business days after the date the notice is mailed, and that
the suspension will terminate ten (10) business days after the
board receives an order allowing reinstatement from the court that
issued the suspension order.
(2) That the practitioner has the right to petition for reinstatement
of the practitioner's license to the court that issued the order for
suspension.
(c) The board may not reinstate a license suspended under this
section until the board receives an order allowing reinstatement from
the court that issued the order for suspension.
SECTION 12. IC 27-1-15.6-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.11-2011,
SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. (a) For purposes of this section,
"permanently revoke" means that:
(1) the producer's license shall never be reinstated; and
(2) the former licensee, after the license revocation, is not eligible
to submit an application for a license to the department.
(b) The commissioner may reprimand, levy a civil penalty, place an
insurance producer on probation, suspend an insurance producer's
license, revoke an insurance producer's license for a period of years,
permanently revoke an insurance producer's license, or refuse to issue
or renew an insurance producer license, or take any combination of
these actions, for any of the following causes:
(1) Providing incorrect, misleading, incomplete, or materially
untrue information in a license application.
(2) Violating:
(A) an insurance law;
(B) a regulation;
(C) a subpoena of an insurance commissioner; or
(D) an order of an insurance commissioner;
of Indiana or of another state.
(3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license through
misrepresentation or fraud.
(4) Improperly withholding, misappropriating, or converting any
monies or properties received in the course of doing insurance
business.
application or the nonrenewal of the licensee's license. The applicant
or licensee may, not more than sixty-three (63) days after notice of
denial of the applicant's application or nonrenewal of the licensee's
license is mailed, make written demand to the commissioner for a
hearing before the commissioner to determine the reasonableness of the
commissioner's action. The hearing shall be held not more than thirty
(30) days after the applicant or licensee makes the written demand, and
shall be conducted under IC 4-21.5.
(e) The license of a business entity may be suspended, revoked, or
refused if the commissioner finds, after hearing, that a violation of an
individual licensee acting on behalf of the partnership or corporation
was known or should have been known by one (1) or more of the
partners, officers, or managers of the partnership or corporation and:
(1) the violation was not reported to the commissioner; and
(2) no corrective action was taken.
(f) In addition to or in lieu of any applicable denial, suspension, or
revocation of a license under subsection (b), a person may, after a
hearing, be subject to the imposition by the commissioner under
subsection (b) of a civil penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and
not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). A penalty imposed under
this subsection may be enforced in the same manner as a civil
judgement.
(g) A licensed insurance producer or limited lines producer shall,
not more than ten (10) days after the producer receives a request in a
registered or certified letter from the commissioner, furnish the
commissioner with a full and complete report listing each insurer with
which the licensee has held an appointment during the year preceding
the request.
(h) If a licensee fails to provide the report requested under
subsection (g) not more than ten (10) days after the licensee receives
the request, the commissioner may, in the commissioner's sole
discretion, without a hearing, and in addition to any other sanctions
allowed by law, suspend any insurance license held by the licensee
pending receipt of the appointment report.
(i) The commissioner shall promptly notify all appointing insurers
and the licensee regarding any suspension, revocation, or termination
of a license by the commissioner under this section.
(j) The commissioner may not grant, renew, continue, or permit to
continue any license if the commissioner finds that the license is being
used or will be used by the applicant or licensee for the purpose of
writing controlled business. As used in this subsection, "controlled
business" means:
(1) insurance written on the interests of:
(A) the applicant or licensee;
(B) the applicant's or licensee's immediate family; or
(C) the applicant's or licensee's employer; or
(2) insurance covering:
(A) the applicant or licensee;
(B) members of the applicant's or licensee's immediate family;
or
(C) either:
(i) a corporation, limited liability company, association, or
partnership; or
(ii) the officers, directors, substantial stockholders, partners,
members, managers, employees of such a corporation,
limited liability company, association, or partnership;
of which the applicant or licensee or a member of the
applicant's or licensee's immediate family is an officer,
director, substantial stockholder, partner, member, manager,
associate, or employee.
However, this section does not apply to insurance written or interests
insured in connection with or arising out of credit transactions. A
license is considered to have been used or intended to be used for the
purpose of writing controlled business if the commissioner finds that
during any twelve (12) month period the aggregate commissions earned
from the controlled business exceeded twenty-five percent (25%) of the
aggregate commission earned on all business written by the applicant
or licensee during the same period.
(k) The commissioner has the authority to:
(1) enforce the provisions of; and
(2) impose any penalty or remedy authorized by;
this chapter or any other provision of this title against any person who
is under investigation for or charged with a violation of this chapter or
any other provision of this title, even if the person's license or
registration has been surrendered or has lapsed by operation of law.
(l) For purposes of this section, the violation of any provision of
IC 28 concerning the sale of a life insurance policy or an annuity
contract shall be considered a violation described in subsection (b)(2).
license. The commissioner shall revoke the license of any person who
is convicted of a disqualifying offense immediately upon conviction.
The pending of sentencing or the pending of an appeal of a conviction
of a disqualifying offense does not stay the revocation of a license
under this subsection. A person convicted of a felony is not eligible to
reapply for a license until ten (10) years from the date of conviction or
release from imprisonment, parole, or probation, whichever is later. A
person convicted of a misdemeanor disqualifying offense is not eligible
to reapply for a license until five (5) years from the date of conviction
or release from imprisonment, parole, or probation, whichever is later.
SECTION 15. IC 27-10-3-19 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 19. (a) Upon
receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-14-12-7 or
IC 31-16-12-10 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13(m), or IC 31-6-6.1-16(m), or
IC 31-14-12-7 before their repeal), the commissioner shall:
(1) suspend a license issued under this chapter to any person who
is the subject of the order; and
(2) promptly mail a notice to the last known address of the person
who is the subject of the order, stating the following:
(A) That the person's license is suspended beginning five (5)
business days after the date the notice is mailed, and that the
suspension will terminate not earlier than ten (10) business
days after the commissioner receives an order allowing
reinstatement from the court that issued the suspension order.
(B) That the person has the right to petition for reinstatement
of a license issued under this chapter to the court that issued
the order for suspension.
(b) The commissioner shall not reinstate a license suspended under
subsection (a) until the commissioner receives an order allowing
reinstatement from the court that issued the order for suspension.
SECTION 16. IC 31-9-2-18 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 18. "Child support
guidelines", for purposes of IC 31-14-11-8 and IC 31-16-8-1, refers to
the guidelines adopted by the Indiana supreme court.
SECTION 17. IC 31-9-2-30, AS AMENDED BY P.L.210-2011,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 30. "Custodial parent", for purposes of
IC 31-14-11-2.5, IC 31-14-13-8, IC 31-14-15, IC 31-16-6-1.5,
IC 31-16-12.5, IC 31-17-2-22, and IC 31-17-4, means the parent who
has been awarded physical custody of a child by a court.
SECTION 18. IC 31-9-2-83, AS AMENDED BY P.L.210-2011,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 83. "Noncustodial parent", for purposes of
IC 31-14-11-2.5, IC 31-14-13-10, IC 31-14-15, IC 31-16-6-1.5, and
IC 31-17-4, means the parent who is not the custodial parent.
SECTION 19. IC 31-14-11-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.80-2010,
SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) The court may order either or both
parents to pay any reasonable amount for child support. after
considering all relevant factors, including the following:
(1) The financial resources of the custodial parent.
(2) The standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the
parents been married and remained married to each other.
(3) The physical and mental condition of the child.
(4) The child's educational needs.
(5) The financial resources and needs of the noncustodial parent.
(b) The court shall order that child support payments ordered under
this section be immediately withheld from the income of the parent
obligated to pay child support as provided under IC 31-16-15-0.5.
(c) The court shall order a custodial parent or third party under
section 9 of this chapter who receives child support to obtain an
account at a financial institution unless:
(1) the custodial parent or third party files a written objection
before a child support order is issued; and
(2) the court finds that good cause exists to exempt the custodial
parent or third party from the account requirement.
A custodial parent or third party ordered to obtain an account shall
provide the clerk of the circuit court and the state central collection unit
with an account number and any other information necessary to transfer
funds to the account.
(d) In accordance with its policies, a financial institution may
restrict or deny services to a person ordered to obtain an account under
this section.
SECTION 20. IC 31-14-11-2.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2.3. A child support order
issued under this chapter is subject to the provisions in IC 31-16-6
through IC 31-16-13.
confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the
individual's current residence and mailing address if the individual
provides an address designated by the office of the attorney general
under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's current residence and mailing
address.
SECTION 33. IC 31-14-11-15 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 15. (a) A party affected by a support order shall
inform the clerk and the state central collection unit established within
the child support bureau by IC 31-25-3-1 of any change of address not
more than fifteen (15) days after the party's address is changed.
(b) At the time of the issuance or modification of a support order,
the parties affected by the order shall inform the clerk and the state
central collection unit established within the child support bureau by
IC 31-25-3-1 of:
(1) whether any of the parties is receiving or has received
assistance under the:
(A) federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children program
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
(B) federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program (45 CFR 260 et seq.); and
(2) the Social Security number of any child affected by the order.
The Social Security number required under subdivision (2) shall be
kept confidential and used only to carry out the purposes of the Title
IV-D program.
SECTION 34. IC 31-14-11-16 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 16. In all cases administered by the Title IV-D
agency, the court shall order the noncustodial parent to inform the Title
IV-D agency and the court of:
(1) the name and address of the noncustodial parent's current
employer;
(2) specific health insurance policy information, including access
to health insurance plans; and
(3) the Social Security number of the noncustodial parent.
SECTION 35. IC 31-14-11-17 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 17. If the child dies while a support order is in effect,
the court may order either or both parents to pay reasonable funeral
expenses.
SECTION 36. IC 31-14-11-18 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 18. (a) The duty to support a child under this article
(or IC 31-6-6.1 before its repeal), which does not include support for
educational needs, ceases when the child becomes nineteen (19) years
of age unless either of the following conditions occurs:
(1) The child is emancipated before the child becomes nineteen
(19) years of age. If this occurs, the child support, except for
educational needs, terminates at the time of emancipation.
However, an order for educational needs may continue in effect
until further order of the court.
(2) The child is incapacitated. If this occurs, the child support
continues during the incapacity or until further order of the court.
(b) A child who is receiving child support under an order issued
before July 1, 2012, may file a petition for educational needs until the
child becomes twenty-one (21) years of age.
(c) A child who is receiving child support under an order issued
after June 30, 2012, may file a petition for educational needs until the
child becomes nineteen (19) years of age.
SECTION 37. IC 31-14-11-19 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 19. Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly
provided in the order, provisions for child support are terminated by the
emancipation of the child, but not by the death of a parent obligated to
pay support.
SECTION 38. IC 31-14-11-20 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 20. Subject to section 19 of this chapter, if a parent
obligated to pay support dies, the amount of support may be modified
or revoked to the extent just and appropriate under the circumstances
on petition of representatives of the parent's estate.
SECTION 39. IC 31-14-11-21 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 21. Child support that:
(1) the parent was obligated to pay; and
(2) has not been paid at the time of the parent's death;
constitutes a priority claim against the estate.
SECTION 40. IC 31-14-11-22 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 22. The obligation of a person to pay child support
arrearages does not terminate when the person's duty to support a child
ceases under section 21 of this chapter (or IC 31-6-6.1-13(f) before its
repeal). The statutes applicable to the collection of child support
obligations apply to the collection of child support arrearages described
in this section.
SECTION 41. IC 31-14-11-24 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. Sec. 24. After a proper showing of necessity, the court
may order the person receiving child support to provide an accounting
of future expenditures.
SECTION 42. IC 31-14-12 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]. (Enforcement of Support Order Following Determination
of Paternity).
SECTION 43. IC 31-14-15-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) This section
does not apply to an order under IC 31-14-11-7, IC 31-14-13-6.5 or
IC 31-14-14-2.5.
(b) A court may not require an applicant for a temporary restraining
order or an injunction under this chapter (or IC 31-6-6.1-12.1 before its
repeal) to give security.
SECTION 44. IC 31-16-6-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) In an action
for dissolution of marriage under IC 31-15-2, legal separation under
IC 31-15-3, or child support under IC 31-16-2, or establishment of
paternity under IC 31-14, the court may order either parent or both
parents to pay any amount reasonable for support of a child, without
regard to marital misconduct, after considering all relevant factors,
including:
(1) the financial resources of the custodial parent;
(2) the standard of living the child would have enjoyed if:
(A) the marriage had not been dissolved; or
(B) the separation had not been ordered; or
(C) in the case of a paternity action, the parents had been
married and remained married to each other;
(3) the physical or mental condition of the child and the child's
educational needs; and
(4) the financial resources and needs of the noncustodial parent.
(b) The court shall order that child support payments ordered
under this section be immediately withheld from the income of the
parent obligated to pay child support as provided under
IC 31-16-15-0.5.
(b) (c) The court shall order a custodial parent or third party under
IC 31-16-10-1 who receives child support to obtain an account at a
financial institution unless:
(1) the custodial parent or third party files a written objection
before a child support order is issued; and
court may order that support be modified instead of terminated.
(b) For purposes of determining if a child is emancipated under
subsection (a)(1), if the court finds that the child:
(1) is on active duty in the United States armed services;
(2) has married; or
(3) is not under the care or control of:
(A) either parent; or
(B) an individual or agency approved by the court;
the court shall find the child emancipated and terminate the child
support.
(c) If a court has established a duty to support a child in a court
order issued before July 1, 2012, the:
(1) parent or guardian of the child; or
(2) child;
may file a petition for educational needs until the child becomes
twenty-one (21) years of age.
(d) If a court has established a duty to support a child in a court
order issued after June 30, 2012, the:
(1) parent or guardian of the child; or
(2) child;
may file a petition for educational needs until the child becomes
nineteen (19) years of age.
(e) If:
(1) an order was issued after June 30, 2012, that denied
support for educational needs to a child who was less than
twenty-one (21) years of age at the time the petition for
educational needs was filed; and
(2) support for educational needs was denied based on the fact
that the child was older than eighteen (18) years of age;
notwithstanding any other law, a parent or guardian of the child
or the child may file with the court a subsequent petition for
educational needs. The court shall consider the petition on the
merits in accordance with this section and may not consider the
absence of subsection (c) from law at the time of the initial filing.
SECTION 46. IC 31-16-6-7.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7.5. If the child dies while a
support order is in effect, the court may order either or both
parents to pay reasonable funeral expenses.
person's profession or occupation;
(3) section 9 of this chapter to the Indiana horse racing
commission or the Indiana gaming commission; and
(4) section 10 of this chapter to the commissioner of the
department of insurance.
SECTION 50. IC 31-16-12.5-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. A final order
issued under section 6 of this chapter may include interest charges in
an amount determined under IC 31-14-12-1 or IC 31-16-12-2.
SECTION 51. IC 31-25-4-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.128-2012,
SECTION 89, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 17. (a) The bureau shall do the following:
(1) Collect support payments when the payments have been
assigned to the state by the application for assistance under Title
IV-A.
(2) Assist in obtaining a support order, including an order for
health insurance coverage under:
(A) IC 27-8-23; or
(B) IC 31-14-11-3; or
(C) (B) IC 31-16-6-4;
when there is no existing order and assistance is sought.
(3) Assist mothers of children born out of wedlock in establishing
paternity and obtaining a support order, including an order for
health insurance coverage under IC 27-8-23, when the mother has
applied for assistance.
(4) Implement income withholding in any Title IV-D case:
(A) with an arrearage; and
(B) without an order issued by a court or an administrative
agency.
(5) Enforce intrastate and interstate support orders using high
volume automated enforcement features.
(6) Use a simplified procedure for the review and adjustment of
support orders as set forth in 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10).
(7) In any Title IV-D case, petition:
(A) a court to:
(i) establish paternity for a child born out of wedlock; and
(ii) establish a support order, including an order for health
insurance coverage under IC 27-8-23 IC 31-14-11-3, or
IC 31-16-6-4; and