The Department of Social Services shall make child support enforcement services available to an individual not otherwise eligible for those purposes upon application from an individual and payment of a reasonable fee. The department shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to set the application fee and any fees imposed for collection services. However, the application fee shall be refunded to the applicant by the parent responsible for paying child support payments and the fees imposed for collection services shall be paid by the parent responsible for paying child support payments to the Department of Social Services.

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Source: SL 1975, ch 187, § 2; SL 1982, ch 209, § 1; SL 1985, ch 226; SDCL 28-7-17.2; SL 1997, ch 166, § 23.