HB 14-1127 Summary

• Judgment creditors may petition courts to compel the Department of Labor and Employment to disclose a judgment debtor's current employer name and address from the wage and employment information database.

• Courts must grant disclosure orders when a judgment creditor files a motion, serves the judgment debtor per civil procedure rules, and the debtor does not successfully object within 14 days.

• Judgment creditors must comply with federal data safeguard requirements (20 C.F.R. 603.9), pay a reasonable processing fee to the department, and may not share information or use it for purposes other than satisfying the judgment.

• Judgment creditors who fail to comply with data security measures face civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation, enforceable by the Attorney General in district court with attorney fees and costs awarded to the prevailing party.

• Creates the Judgment Debtor Disclosure Fund from processing fees and appropriates $233,358 to the Department of Labor and Employment and $299,394 to the Judicial Department for fiscal year 2014-2015 implementation.