Title 180 · ORS Chapter 180

and shall not be disclosed or made known for any other purpose. Any

Citation: ORS 180.365

Section: 180.365

180.365 and shall not be disclosed or made known for any other purpose. Any person who violates the prohibition against disclosure contained in this subsection, upon conviction, is punishable as provided in ORS 314.991 (2). [1957 c.105 �4; 1971 c.779 �4; 1979 c.690 �13; 1983 c.761 �12; 1985 c.565 �19; 1985 c.610 �14; 1999 c.80 �73; 2011 c.506 �25; 2013 c.366 �70; 2017 c.651 �37]

����� 180.330 District attorneys not relieved from duties relating to enforcement of support laws. ORS 180.320 to 180.365 are not intended to relieve any district attorney from performing the duties, powers and functions of the district attorney under the statutes of this state relating to the enforcement of support and of the criminal laws of this state. [1957 c.105 �5]

����� 180.340 Division of Child Support established; employment of personnel. There is established the Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice to be maintained, operated and controlled under the supervision of the Attorney General. The Attorney General may employ attorneys, investigators and other personnel necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the division and fix their compensation, subject to any applicable provision of the State Personnel Relations Law. [1957 c.105 �1; 1989 c.633 �1; 1997 c.704 �48; 1999 c.839 �1; 2003 c.73 �58]

����� 180.345 Oregon Child Support Program; rules. (1) The Department of Justice is responsible for the administration, supervision and operation of the program authorized by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), hereinafter the Oregon Child Support Program. The Administrator of the Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice is the Oregon Child Support Program Director for the State of Oregon.

����� (2) The Department of Justice, by and through the director, may:

����� (a) Enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate courts, law enforcement officials, district attorneys, Indian tribes or tribal organizations and state agencies to provide assistance in carrying out services provided by the Oregon Child Support Program and any other matters of common concern;

����� (b) Provide billing, receipting, record keeping, accounting and distribution services for child and spousal support cases that receive services required under state and federal law;

����� (c) Maintain the state plan required under federal law and act as the liaison for the Oregon Child Support Program with the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

����� (d) Establish policy and adopt rules for the operation of the Oregon Child Support Program by the Department of Justice and by entities entering into cooperative agreements under this section;

����� (e) Conduct performance and program audits of entities entering into cooperative agreements under this section; and

����� (f) Perform any other act necessary or desirable to ensure the effective administration of the Oregon Child Support Program under state and federal law.

����� (3) The Department of Justice shall accept and disburse federal funds made available to the state for provision of the Oregon Child Support Program and all related functions in a manner consistent with federal law. The department may retain the state share of moneys recovered under child support assignments for the administration of the Oregon Child Support Program as allowed under federal regulations.

����� (4) It is the policy of the Oregon Child Support Program to inform persons served by the program, in a manner consistent with federal law, of resources not provided by the program that are available for assistance in family law matters including, but not limited to, services provided through the courts of this state, the Oregon State Bar, law schools and legal service providers that receive funding from the Legal Services Program established under ORS 9.572. The program shall consult with the local family law advisory committees established under ORS