Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:299.32 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:299.32
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- secretary of revenue: when used in this Title, mean the secretary of the Department of Revenue for the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:1501
For purposes of this Part, the following words, terms, and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them by this Section unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) “Claimant” means a custodial parent of a child or a spouse to whom an obligation of support is owed pursuant to an order or judgment.
(2) “Debt” means a judgment which makes executory past due payments under a child support or spousal support award.
(3) “Offset claim” means a request made to the secretary of revenue for payment of a debt from any refund due an individual resulting from overpayment of state income taxes.
(4) “Refund” means an amount due to be paid to an individual because of an overpayment to the state of individual state income taxes.
(5) “Remittance” means the actual transfer or delivery of funds from the secretary to the claimant.
(6) “Rule or regulation” means any official procedure or requirement which claimants must follow in order to exercise their rights or privileges under this Part and which have been promulgated by the secretary.
(7) “Secretary” means the secretary of the Department of Revenue and includes any of his duly authorized assistants.
Acts 1992, No. 735, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2; Acts 2006, No. 478, §2, eff. June 22, 2006.