Utah Code 26B-9-310. Violations by payor
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(1) A payor may not discharge, refuse to hire, or discipline any obligor because of a notice to withhold served by the office under this part, or because of a notice or order served by an obligee in a civil action for income withholding.
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-9-310
- Child support: includes obligations ordered by a tribunal for the support of a spouse or former spouse with whom the child resides if the spousal support is collected with the child support. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
- Income: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-101. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
- Obligee: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-201. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
- Obligor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-201. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
- Office: means the Office of Recovery Services. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
- Payor: means an employer or any person who is a source of income to an obligor. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
(2) If the payor violates Subsection (1), that payor is liable to the office, or to the obligee seeking income withholding in a civil action, for the greater of $1,000 or the amount of child support accumulated to the date of discharge which he should have withheld, plus interest on that amount and costs incurred in collection of the amount from the payor, including a reasonable attorney fee.