Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3121 | Collection and Disbursement of Child Support
Section 3121.037 | Contents of Withholding or Deduction Notice.

Effective: October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A) A withholding notice sent under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code shall contain all of the following:
(1) Notice of the amount to be withheld from the obligor's income and a statement that, notwithstanding that amount, the payor may not withhold an amount for support and other purposes, including the fee described in division (A)(12) of this section, that exceeds the maximum amounts permitted under section 303(b) of the "Consumer Credit Protection Act," 15 U.S.C. 1673(b);
(2) A statement that the payor is required to send the amount withheld to the office of child support immediately, but not later than seven business days, after the obligor is paid and is required to report to the agency the date the amount was withheld;
(3) A statement that the withholding shall be submitted to the state via electronic means if the employer employs more than fifty employees;
(4) A statement that the withholding is binding on the payor until further notice from the court or agency;
(5) A statement that if the payor is an employer, the payor is subject to a fine to be determined under the law of this state for discharging the obligor from employment, refusing to employ the obligor, or taking any disciplinary action against the obligor because of the withholding requirement;
(6) A statement that, if the payor fails to withhold in accordance with the notice, the payor is liable for the accumulated amount the payor should have withheld from the obligor's income;
(7) A statement that, except for deductions from lump sum payments made in accordance with section 3121.0311 of the Revised Code, the withholding in accordance with the notice has priority over any other legal process under the law of this state against the same income;
(8) The date on which the notice was mailed and a statement that the payor is required to implement the withholding no later than fourteen business days following the date the notice was mailed or, if the payor is an employer, no later than the first pay period that occurs after fourteen business days following the date the notice was mailed, and is required to continue the withholding at the intervals specified in the notice.
(9) A requirement that the payor do the following:
(a) Promptly notify the child support enforcement agency administering the support order, in writing, within ten business days after the date of any situation that occurs in which the payor ceases to pay income to the obligor in an amount sufficient to comply with the order, including termination of employment, layoff of the obligor from employment, any leave of absence of the obligor from employment without pay, termination of workers' compensation benefits, or termination of any pension, annuity, allowance, or retirement benefit;
(b) Provide the agency with the obligor's last known address and, with respect to a court support order and if known, notify the agency of any new employer or income source and the name, address, and telephone number of the new employer or income source.
(10) A requirement that, if the payor is an employer, the payor do both of the following:
(a) Identify in the notice given under division (A)(9) of this section any types of benefits other than personal earnings the obligor is receiving or is eligible to receive as a benefit of employment or as a result of the obligor's termination of employment, including, but not limited to, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation benefits, severance pay, sick leave, lump sum payments of retirement benefits or contributions, and bonuses or profit-sharing payments or distributions, and the amount of the benefits;
(b) Include in the notice the obligor's last known address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, and case number and, if known, the name and business address of any new employer of the obligor.
(11) Subject to section 3121.0311 of the Revised Code, a requirement that, no later than the earlier of forty-five days before a lump sum payment is to be made or, if the obligor's right to the lump sum payment is determined less than forty-five days before it is to be made, the date on which that determination is made, the payor notify the child support enforcement agency administering the support order of any lump sum payment of any kind of one hundred fifty dollars or more that is to be paid to the obligor, hold each lump sum payment of one hundred fifty dollars or more for thirty days after the date on which it would otherwise be paid to the obligor and, on order of the court or agency that issued the support order, pay all or a specified amount of the lump sum payment to the office of child support;
(12) A statement that, in addition to the amount withheld for support, the payor may withhold a fee from the obligor's income as a charge for its services in complying with the notice and a specification of the amount that may be withheld.
(B) A deduction notice sent under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code shall contain all of the following:
(1) Notice of the amount to be deducted from the obligor's account;
(2) A statement that the financial institution is required to send the amount deducted to the office of child support immediately, but not later than seven business days, after the date the last deduction was made and to report to the child support enforcement agency the date on which the amount was deducted;
(3) A statement that the deduction is binding on the financial institution until further notice from the court or agency;
(4) A statement that the deduction in accordance with the notice has priority over any other legal process under the law of this state against the same account;
(5) The date on which the notice was mailed and a statement that the financial institution is required to implement the deduction no later than fourteen business days following that date and to continue the deduction at the intervals specified in the notice;
(6) A requirement that the financial institution promptly notify the child support enforcement agency administering the support order, in writing, within ten days after the date of any termination of the account from which the deduction is being made and notify the agency, in writing, of the opening of a new account at that financial institution, the account number of the new account, the name of any other known financial institutions in which the obligor has any accounts, and the numbers of those accounts;
(7) A requirement that the financial institution include in all notices the obligor's last known mailing address, last known residence address, and social security number;
(8) A statement that, in addition to the amount deducted for support, the financial institution may deduct a fee from the obligor's account as a charge for its services in complying with the notice and a specification of the amount that may be deducted.

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