§ 19-11-30.6.Reciprocal agreements with other states
Chapter 11. Enforcement of Duty of Support · Article 1. Child Support Recovery Act · Last amended 2017 · Last verified October 9, 2026
Full Text of § 19-11-30.6
Plain-English Summary
Parents who owe support don’t always stay in one state, and neither does their money. This section requires the commissioner of human services, in cooperation with the child support enforcement agency, to establish a program of wage and bank information sharing with other states. The commissioner may enter reciprocal agreements with other states to share lists of absent parents who owe support payments to the child support enforcement agency.
Two conditions limit the partners. The commissioner may make reciprocal agreements only with states whose programs the commissioner, after consulting the agency, finds substantially similar. And the sharing program applies only to states with similar prohibitions and penalties for disclosure of information, so Georgia’s data doesn’t go to a state that would guard it less carefully.
Information coming in from another state gets Georgia’s protection too. The prohibitions and penalties of § 19-11-30.4 apply to it, so state employees and agents may share it only with others performing Title IV-D child support work, and unauthorized disclosure is punished under § 19-11-30. The section was last amended in 2017.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Georgia find my wages or bank account in another state for child support?
This section provides a way. It requires a program of wage and bank information sharing with other states and lets the commissioner of human services enter reciprocal agreements to share lists of absent parents who owe support to the child support enforcement agency. Sharing happens only with states whose programs are substantially similar and that have similar disclosure prohibitions and penalties.
Which states share child support information with Georgia?
The section doesn’t list them. It leaves the choice to the commissioner of human services, who may enter reciprocal agreements only with states whose programs the commissioner, after consulting the child support enforcement agency, finds substantially similar. The program also applies only to states with similar prohibitions and penalties for disclosure of information.
Is child support information from other states kept confidential in Georgia?
Yes. The prohibitions and penalties of § 19-11-30.4 apply to any information received from another state under a reciprocal agreement. That means state employees and agents may share it only with those performing Title IV-D child support enforcement functions, and unauthorized disclosure is punished under § 19-11-30 as a misdemeanor.
Who runs Georgia’s interstate wage and bank information sharing program?
The commissioner of human services, in cooperation with the child support enforcement agency. The commissioner shall establish the program and is authorized to enter the reciprocal agreements, and decides, in consultation with the agency, whether another state’s program is substantially similar enough to qualify.
Does Georgia share child support information with every state?
No. The commissioner must establish a sharing program but may enter reciprocal agreements only with states whose programs are substantially similar, and the program applies only to states with similar prohibitions and penalties for disclosure. A state that doesn’t meet both conditions falls outside the program.
Amendment History
Laws 1997, p. 1613, § 30; Laws 2002, p. 1247, § 14; Laws 2009, Act 102, § 2-4, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2017, Act 242, § 2-3, eff. July 1, 2017.