California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 13 - Department of Child Support Services
Chapter 1 - Program Administration
Subchapter 1 - Operations
Article 7 - Staff Requirements
Section 111550 - Bonding of Employees

Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 111550

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Each local child support agency shall:

(1) Obtain a surety bond against losses resulting from employee dishonesty for every employee who receives, disburses, handles, or otherwise has access to any child support funds or support collections under the child support enforcement program required by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

(2) Ensure surety bonds are established in amounts sufficient to protect the local child support agency against loss from employee dishonesty.

(3) Ensure compliance with the bonding requirements specified in this Section by any other public or private agencies with which a plan of cooperation or purchase of service agreement is established involving any cash handling and/or accounting function.

(b) Bonding requirements may be satisfied by a county's self-bonding or self-insurance program, as permitted by local ordinance, code or local government resolution, if the self-bond or self-insurance is adequate to cover any loss of child support funds or support collections as a result of employee dishonesty.

(c) Any local child support agency that uses a self-bonding or self-insurance program to protect against loss, shall identify a county official to certify the following to the Department: "This county is self-bonded or self-insured for an amount adequate to cover any loss of child support funds or support collections as a result of employee dishonesty."

(d) Each local child support agency shall make available, upon the request of the Department, proof of bonding by providing:

(1) A copy of the bond that meets the requirement specified in subsection (a)(1) above; or

(2) The certification specified in subsection (b)(1) for self-bonded or self-insured counties.

(e) In no case shall any bonds or insurance acquired in compliance with this section reduce or limit the liability of the county or the local child support agency for losses of child support collections.

1. New article 7 (section 111550) and section filed 7-22-2002 as an emergency pursuant to Family Code section 17306(e); operative 7-22-2002 (Register 2002, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-20-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 2002, No. 33).
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-22-2002 order, including amendment of subsections (b)-(c), transmitted to OAL 10-29-2002 and filed 12-9-2002 (Register 2002, No. 50).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 17306, 17310 and 17312, Family Code. Reference: 42 United States Code, Section 654(14)(A); and 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 302.19.

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