[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR302.19]

[Page 222]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
PART 302--STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 302.19  Bonding of employees.

    The State plan shall provide that the following requirements and 
criteria to bond employees are in effect:
    (a) IV-D responsibility. The IV-D agency will insure that every 
person, who has access to or control over funds collected under the 
child support enforcement program, is covered by a bond against loss 
resulting from employee dishonesty.
    (b) Scope. The requirement in paragraph (a) of this section applies 
to every person who, as a regular part of his or her employment, 
receives, disburses, handles or has access to support collections, which 
includes:
    (1) IV-D agency employees and employees of any other State or local 
agency to which IV-D functions have been delegated.
    (2) Employees of a court or law enforcement official performing 
under a cooperative agreement with the IV-D agency.
    (3) Employees of any private or governmental entity from which the 
IV-D agency purchases services.
    (c) Bond. The bond will be for an amount which the State IV-D agency 
deems adequate to indemnify the State IV-D program for loss resulting 
from employee dishonesty.
    (d) Self-bonding System. A State or political subdivision may comply 
with the requirement in paragraph (a) of this section:
    (1) By means of a self-bonding system established under State law 
or,
    (2) In the case of a political subdivision, by means of a self-
bonding system approved by the State IV-D agency.
    (e) IV-D liability. The requirements of this section do not reduce 
or limit the ultimate liability of the IV-D agency for losses of support 
collections from the State's IV-D program.

[44 FR 28803, May 17, 1979; 44 FR 45137, Aug. 1, 1979, as amended at 47 
FR 57281, Dec. 23, 1982]