Section 17311.7 Of Article 3. Director Of Child Support Services From California Family Law Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
17311.7
. (a) Upon the transfer of collection and disbursement
activities from each county to the State Disbursement Unit, the
auditor and controller of each county shall perform closeout
activities as directed by the Department of Child Support Services to
ensure accounting for all collections, obligations, and payments.
All child support collections remaining undisbursed and interest
earned on these funds shall be transferred to the Department of Child
Support Services for deposit in the Child Support Payment Trust
Fund. The local child support agency director and auditor and
controller shall perform these activities based on guidelines
provided by the department and shall certify the results of these
activities in a report submitted to the department within one year of
transfer of collection and distribution functions to the state.
(b) The department may contract for the audit of each county
report submitted under subdivision (a). Each audit shall be completed
within one year after the receipt of the report from the county.