Maryland Statutes
Part II - Child Support Administration
Section 10-116 - Enforcement by Local Support Enforcement Office

(a)    A local support enforcement office:
        (1)    shall be funded from local and federal resources; and
        (2)    may keep any surcharge that is assessed against the obligor to defray the costs of support collection.
    (b)    The Administration shall pay a county that has a local support enforcement office collection incentives pursuant to a methodology based on the performance of the county in accordance with regulations adopted by the Administration under subsection (d) of this section.
    (c)    The rules, regulations, and standards of a local support enforcement office control if they generally conform to those adopted by the Secretary of Human Services under § 10–114 of this subtitle.
    (d)    The Administration shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

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