(a)The department shall act as a state parent locator
service to assist in:
(i)The location of parents who have abandoned their
children or failed to provide for their support;
(ii)The location of persons, upon the request of law
enforcement agencies, in cases of parental kidnapping or child
custody violations under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction
and Enforcement Act; and
(iii)The location of persons, upon request of the
noncustodial parent, in cases of denial or interference with
court ordered visitation or in cases in which the custodial
parent has removed the child from the state and failed to give
notice of change of address in violation of a court order.
(b)The department may request from state, county and
local agencies all information and assistance necessary to carry
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(a) The department shall act as a state parent locator
service to assist in:
(i) The location of parents who have abandoned their
children or failed to provide for their support;
(ii) The location of persons, upon the request of law
enforcement agencies, in cases of parental kidnapping or child
custody violations under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction
and Enforcement Act; and
(iii) The location of persons, upon request of the
noncustodial parent, in cases of denial or interference with
court ordered visitation or in cases in which the custodial
parent has removed the child from the state and failed to give
notice of change of address in violation of a court order.
(b) The department may request from state, county and
local agencies all information and assistance necessary to carry
out the purposes of this section. All state, county and city
agencies, officers and employees shall cooperate in the location
of parents who have violated custody or visitation orders or
abandoned, deserted or failed to support their children and
shall supply the department with all information available
relative to the location, income and property of the parents.
(c) Any records provided, created or established under
this section are available only for purposes of this act.
(d) The department shall comply with 42 U.S.C. § 653 with
respect to the establishment, purpose and implementation of the
federal parent locator service.
(e) The state shall establish and maintain in the federal
and state parent locator service, an automated case registry,
which shall contain abstracts of support orders and other
information as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 653.
(f) The state case registry shall contain the names and
social security numbers of the children. The state case registry
of child support orders shall include abstracts of support
orders, names, social security numbers or other uniform
identification numbers and state identification numbers of
individuals who owe support, in addition to the names and social
security numbers of children of such persons.