[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR303.15]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
    CHAPTER III--OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (CHILD SUPPORT 
 
PART 303_STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 303.15  Agreements to use the Federal Parent Locator Service (PLS) 
in parental kidnapping and child custody or visitation cases.

    (a) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section:
    (1) Authorized person means the following:
    (i) Any agent or attorney of any State having an agreement under 
this section, who has the duty or authority under the laws of the State 
to enforce a child custody or visitation determination;

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    (ii) Any court having jurisdiction to make or enforce a child 
custody or visitation determination, or any agent of the court; or
    (iii) Any agent or attorney of the United States, or of a State 
having an agreement under this section, who has the duty or authority to 
investigate, enforce, or bring a prosecution with respect to the 
unlawful taking or restraint of a child.
    (2) Custody or visitation determination means a judgment, decree, or 
other order of a court providing for custody or visitation of a child, 
and includes permanent and temporary orders, and initial orders and 
modifications.
    (b) A State shall enter into an agreement with the Office that meets 
the requirements of section 463 of the Act and this section of the 
regulations so that the State IV-D agency may request information from 
the Federal PLS for the purpose of:
    (1) Enforcing any State or Federal law with respect to the unlawful 
taking or restraint of a child; or
    (2) Making or enforcing a child custody or visitation determination.
    (c) An agreement under section 463 of the Act must contain the 
following provisions:
    (1) The Director will provide the State IV-D agency with the most 
recent home address and place of employment of a parent or child if the 
information is requested for the purposes specified in paragraph (b) of 
this section.
    (2) The State shall make requests for information under the 
agreement only for the purposes specified in paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (3) The State shall make requests to the Federal PLS through the 
State PLS established under Sec. 302.35 of this chapter.
    (4) The State shall submit requests in the standard format and 
exchange media normally available to or used by the State PLS.
    (5) The State shall identify requests in a manner prescribed by the 
Office in instructions so that requests can be distinguished from other 
types of requests submitted to the Federal PLS.
    (6) The State shall impose, collect and account for fees to offset 
the costs to the State and the Office incurred in processing requests.
    (7) The State shall periodically transmit the fees collected to 
cover the costs to the Federal PLS of processing requests. Fees shall be 
transmitted in the amount and in the manner prescribed by the Office in 
instructions.
    (8) The State shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that 
information shall be used and disclosed solely for the purposes 
specified in paragraph (b) of this section. Under this requirement, the 
State shall:
    (i) Restrict access to the information to authorized persons whose 
duties or responsibilities require access in connection with child 
custody and parental kidnapping cases;
    (ii) Store the information during nonduty hours, or when not in use, 
in a locked container within a secure area that is safe from access by 
unauthorized persons;
    (iii) Process the information under the immediate supervision and 
control of authorized personnel, in a manner which will protect the 
confidentiality of the information, and in such a way that unauthorized 
persons cannot retrieve the information by computer, remote terminal, or 
other means;
    (iv) Brief all employees who will have access to the data on 
security procedures and instructions;
    (v) Send the information directly to the requestor and make no other 
use of the information;
    (vi) After the information is sent to the requestor, destroy any 
confidential records and information related to the request.
    (d)(1) An agreement under section 463 of the Act must be signed by 
the Governor of the State or the Governor's designee.
    (2) The agreement must also be signed by the Attorney General of the 
State who must certify that the signing State official has the authority 
under State law to commit the State to the agreement.

[46 FR 54557, Nov. 3, 1981, as amended at 64 FR 6250, Feb. 9, 1999; 68 
FR 25304, May 12, 2003]

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