HB 146 Summary

• Authorizes the Mississippi Department of Human Services to send notices of asset encumbrance for child support using communication methods approved by financial institutions, in addition to certified mail.

• Requires financial institutions and the department to enter into agreements for automated data exchanges to identify noncustodial parents owing past-due support and to encumber or seize their assets.

• Allows the department to encumber assets for 45 days or until a court resolves the overdue support issue if the obligor files a petition for hearing within that period.

• Expands the definition of "account" to include member accounts, share accounts, demand accounts, and time certificates of deposit held individually or jointly.

• Takes effect July 1, 2020.