§48-18-119. Obtaining support from unemployment compensation
benefits.
(a) The Commissioner shall enter into a written agreement with
the Bureau of Employment Programs for the purpose of withholding
unemployment compensation from individuals with unmet support
obligations being enforced by the Bureau for Child Support
Enforcement. The Commissioner shall, through direct contact with
the Bureau of Employment Programs, process cases through the Bureau
of Employment Programs in this state, and shall process cases
through support enforcement agencies in other states. The
Commissioner shall receive all amounts withheld by the Bureau of
Employment Programs in this state, forwarding any amounts withheld
on behalf of support enforcement agencies in other states to those
agencies.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Legal process" means a writ, order, summons or other
similar process in the nature of garnishment which is issued by a
court of competent jurisdiction or by an authorized official
pursuant to an order to such court or pursuant to state or local
law.
(2) "Unemployment compensation" means any compensation under
state unemployment compensation law (including amounts payable in
accordance with agreements under any federal unemployment
compensation law). It includes extended benefits, unemployment
compensation for federal employees, unemployment compensation for ex-servicemen, trade readjustment allowances, disaster unemployment
assistance, and payments under the Federal Redwood National Park
Expansion Act.