§ 20-6-218 — Penalties

Wyoming § 20-6-218

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 20: Domestic Relations
• Ch. 6: CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
• Art. 2: INCOME WITHHOLDING

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(a) A payor who fails to withhold income in the amount
specified in the notice to payor is liable for any amount up to
the accumulated amount the payor should have withheld from the
obligor's income.
(b) Payors shall pay in compliance with the instructions
specified in the notice to payor and in accordance with the
duties specified in W.S. 20-6-212. No payor shall use the
existence of an income withholding order authorized by this act
as grounds to discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize an
obligor or as grounds to refuse to employ a person. The
penalties imposed under this section shall be collected from the
violator, paid to the state treasurer and credited as provided
in W.S. 8-1-109. Before the court imposes a civil penalty, the
payor accused of a violation shall be notified, in writing, of
the specific nature of the alleged violation and the time and
place, at least ten (10) days from the date of the notice, when
a hearing of the matter shall be held. After hearing or upon
failure of the accused to appear at the hearing, the court shall
determine the amount of the civil penalty to be imposed in
accordance with the limitation in this section.
(c) Any payor who violates this section is subject to a
civil penalty in an amount of not more than two hundred dollars
($200.00).
(d) Penalties under this section shall not be imposed
unless service of the notice to payor was completed by sending
by certified mail return receipt requested to, or by personal
service upon, the employer.
(e) Except for a violation of subsection (b) of this
section, an employer who complies in good faith with an income
withholding order shall not be subject to civil liabilities.