An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal in Georgia.
History. Code 1981, § 19-11-154 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support
Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Part 5 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration
§ 19-11-150. Issuance of Income-Withholding Orders
§ 19-11-151. Obligation of Employer Upon Receipt of Income-Withholding Order
§ 19-11-152. Receipt of Two or More Income-Withholding Orders
§ 19-11-153. Employer’s Civil Liability
§ 19-11-154. Penalties for Employer’s Noncompliance
§ 19-11-155. Contesting of Order From Another Tribunal
§ 19-11-156. Enforcement of Orders Issued by Another State or Foreign Country