§ 15-23.1-310. Duties of state information agency.
(a) The division of taxation within the department of administration is the state information agency under this chapter.
(b) The state information agency shall:
(1) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this chapter and any support enforcement agencies in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state;
(2) Maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states;
(3) Forward to the appropriate tribunal in the county in this state in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor’s property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this chapter received from another state or a foreign country; and
(4) Obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor’s property within this state not exempt from execution, by means such as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor’s address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, drivers’ licenses, and social security.
History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application
Section 15-23.1-301. - Proceedings under this chapter.
Section 15-23.1-302. - Proceeding by minor parent.
Section 15-23.1-303. - Application of law of this state.
Section 15-23.1-304. - Duties of initiating tribunal.
Section 15-23.1-305. - Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
Section 15-23.1-306. - Inappropriate tribunal.
Section 15-23.1-307. - Duties of support enforcement agency.
Section 15-23.1-308. - Duty of attorney general.
Section 15-23.1-309. - Private counsel.
Section 15-23.1-310. - Duties of state information agency.
Section 15-23.1-311. - Pleadings and accompanying documents.
Section 15-23.1-312. - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
Section 15-23.1-313. - Costs and fees.
Section 15-23.1-314. - Limited immunity of petitioner.
Section 15-23.1-315. - Non-parentage as defense.
Section 15-23.1-316. - Special rules of evidence and procedure.
Section 15-23.1-317. - Communications between tribunals.
Section 15-23.1-318. - Assistance with discovery.
Section 15-23.1-319. - Receipt and disbursement of payments.