26B-9-108. Director -- Powers of office -- Representation by county attorney or attorney general -- Receipt of grants -- Rulemaking and enforcement -- Meetings.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)The director of the office shall be appointed by the executive director.

(2)The office has power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas, and to compel witnesses and the production of books, accounts, documents, and evidence.

(3)The office has the power to seek administrative and judicial orders to require an obligor who owes past-due support and is obligated to support a child receiving public assistance to participate in appropriate work activities if the obligor is unemployed and is not otherwise incapacitated.

(4)The office has the power to enter into reciprocal child support enforcement agreements with foreign countries consistent with federal law and cooperative enforcement agreements with Indian Tribes.

(5)The office has the power to pursue through court action the withholding, suspension, and revocation of driver's licenses, professional and occupational licenses, and recreational licenses of individuals owing overdue support or failing, after receiving appropriate notice, to comply with subpoenas or orders relating to parentage or child support proceedings pursuant to Section 78B-6-315 .

(a)It is the duty of the attorney general or the county attorney of any county in which a cause of action can be filed, to represent the office.

(b)Neither the attorney general nor the county attorney represents or has an attorney-client relationship with the obligee or the obligor in carrying out the duties arising under this chapter.

(7)The office, with department approval, is authorized to receive any grants or stipends from the federal government or other public or private source designed to aid the efficient and effective operation of the recovery program.

(8)The office may adopt, amend, and enforce rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(a)The director, or the director's designee, shall hold a meeting:

(i)at least twice per calendar year for obligors to provide feedback to the office on the office's procedures and processes that impact obligors; and

(ii)at least twice per calendar year for obligees to provide feedback to the office on the office's procedures and processes that impact obligees.

(b)The director shall provide a written report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee on or before August 30 of each year on:

(i)the feedback that the director has received under Subsection (9)(a) from obligors and obligees; and

(ii)the steps that the office has taken to address the feedback from obligors and obligees.

Amended by Chapter 83 , 2026 General Session