§ 19-11-30.3.Responsibility of Department of Human Services Bank Match Registry
Chapter 11. Enforcement of Duty of Support · Article 1. Child Support Recovery Act · Last amended 2017 · Last verified October 9, 2026
Full Text of § 19-11-30.3
Plain-English Summary
This two-sentence section describes what happens after financial institutions send in their data under § 19-11-30.2. The Department of Human Services Bank Match Registry shall examine the data provided, make a positive identification of the cases the child support enforcement agency submitted for enforcement purposes, and report the matched accounts in machine-readable form.
A match is a lead, not the end of the inquiry. Once the department receives the matched-account information, it — and, where appropriate, local contractors — shall seek to verify the accuracy of the information. That duty matters to parents. Names and numbers can collide, and the duty to verify is the statute’s guard against acting on a bad match. The section doesn’t say what verification must involve or how long it may take.
The data stays protected throughout. Under § 19-11-30.4, no state employee or agent may divulge information collected under §§ 19-11-30.1 through 19-11-30.3 except to others performing Title IV-D child support work, and unauthorized disclosure is punished under § 19-11-30. A verified match doesn’t itself move money; collection runs through separate tools such as the liens and levies in § 19-11-18. The section was last amended in 2017.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens after the Georgia bank match finds an account?
The Bank Match Registry reports the matched account in machine-readable form, and the department, with local contractors where appropriate, seeks to verify the accuracy of the information. This section stops there. Any collection from the account would come through separate enforcement tools, such as the liens and levies under § 19-11-18.
Does the department check bank match results for errors?
Yes. Upon receiving matched-account information, the department shall seek to verify its accuracy. The registry also must make a positive identification of the cases submitted by the child support enforcement agency before reporting matches. The section doesn’t describe the verification steps or set a time limit for completing them.
Who verifies bank match information in Georgia child support cases?
The Department of Human Services, and, where appropriate, local contractors. The section assigns the registry the job of examining data and identifying cases, and assigns the department and those contractors the job of seeking to verify the accuracy of what the registry reports.
Is Georgia bank match information kept private?
Yes. Under § 19-11-30.4, no state employee or agent may divulge information collected under §§ 19-11-30.1 through 19-11-30.3 except by sharing it among those performing Title IV-D child support enforcement functions. Unauthorized disclosure is punished under § 19-11-30, which makes a violation a misdemeanor.
Does a bank match mean my account will be frozen?
Not under this section. It covers examining the data, identifying cases, reporting matched accounts and verifying their accuracy. Freezing or taking money requires separate enforcement action, such as a lien and levy under § 19-11-18, which carries its own notice and administrative review rights.
Amendment History
Laws 1997, p. 1613, § 30; Laws 2002, p. 1247, § 12; Laws 2009, Act 102, § 2-2, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2017, Act 242, § 2-3, eff. July 1, 2017.