As an exception to Code Section 7-1-360, a financial institution furnishing a report or providing information for the commissioner of human services under Code Section 19-11-30.2 shall not disclose to a depositor or an account holder that the name of such person has been received from or furnished to the department; provided, however, that a financial institution may disclose to its depositors or account holders that under the bank match system the department has the authority to request certain identifying information on certain depositors or account holders. If a financial institution willfully violates the provisions of this Code section, such institution shall pay to the department the lesser of $1,000.00 or the amount on deposit or in the account of the person to whom such disclosure was made. A financial institution shall incur no obligation or liability to a depositor or account holder or any other person arising from the furnishing of a report or information to the department pursuant to Code Section 19-11-30.2 or from the failure to disclose to a depositor or account holder that the name of such person was included in a list furnished by the department or in a report furnished by the financial institution to the department.
History. Code 1981, § 19-11-30.9 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 30; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1247, § 17; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-4/HB 228.
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For article on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1997).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support
Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act
§ 19-11-2. Purposes of Article; Construction
§ 19-11-4. Application of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”
§ 19-11-6. Enforcement of Child Support Payments and Alimony for Public Assistance Recipients
§ 19-11-9.2. Duty of Employers to Report Employee Hiring or Rehiring
§ 19-11-11. Department Subpoenas; Court Order Requiring Compliance
§ 19-11-13. Determination of Paternity; Acknowledgment Under Oath; Legal Proceedings
§ 19-11-15. Voluntary Support Agreement; Notice and Hearing; Notice of Final Determination
§ 19-11-15.1. Information Required to Be Given to Individuals Receiving Services
§ 19-11-16. Periodic Redeterminations and Reinvestigations
§ 19-11-17. Redetermination at Request of Parent; Time for Hearing
§ 19-11-18. Collection Procedures; Notice; Judicial Review
§ 19-11-21. Payment of Support to Department
§ 19-11-22. Article Not Exclusive
§ 19-11-23. Authority of District Attorneys
§ 19-11-24. Conformity With Federal Law Intended; Adoption of Necessary Regulations Authorized
§ 19-11-26. Accident and Sickness Insurance Coverage for Children; Order Requiring Medical Support
§ 19-11-30. Confidentiality of Information and Records; Safeguards Against Unauthorized Use
§ 19-11-30.1. Bank Match Registry
§ 19-11-30.2. Information From Financial Institutions
§ 19-11-30.3. Responsibility of Department of Human Services Bank Match Registry
§ 19-11-30.4. Disclosure of Information
§ 19-11-30.5. Failure of Financial Institution to Comply
§ 19-11-30.6. Reciprocal Agreements With Other States
§ 19-11-30.9. Information Subject to Disclosure; Penalty
§ 19-11-30.10. Authority to Levy and Seize Deposit
§ 19-11-30.11. Fee on Levied Accounts
§ 19-11-32. Process to Collect Delinquent Support Accounts
§ 19-11-34. Verification; Immunity From Liability
§ 19-11-36. Required Information in Notice to Obligor
§ 19-11-37. Challenges to Levy; Mistakes; Procedures; Reimbursement
§ 19-11-38. Required Financial Institution Action
§ 19-11-39. Computerized Central Case Registry for Support Orders