Section 17530 Of Article 2. Collections And Enforcement From California Family Law Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section
shall apply to any actions taken to enforce a judgment or order for
support entered as a result of action filed by the local child
support agency pursuant to Section 17400, 17402, or 17404, where it
is alleged that the enforcement actions have been taken in error
against a person who is not the support obligor named in the judgment
or order.
(b) Any person claiming that any support enforcement actions have
been taken against that person, or his or her wages or assets, in
error, shall file a claim of mistaken identity with the local child
support agency. The claim shall include verifiable information or
documentation to establish that the person against whom the
enforcement actions have been taken is not the person named in the
support order or judgment. The local child support agency shall
resolve a claim of mistaken identity submitted pursuant to this
section in the same manner and time frames provided for resolution of
a complaint pursuant to Section 17800.
(c) If the local child support agency determines that a claim
filed pursuant to this section is meritorious, or if the court enters
an order pursuant to Section 17433, the agency shall immediately
take the steps necessary to terminate all enforcement activities with
respect to the claimant, to return to the claimant any assets
seized, to terminate any levying activities or attachment or
assignment orders, to release any license renewal or application
being withheld pursuant to Section 17520, to return any sums paid by
the claimant pursuant to the judgment or order, including sums paid
to any federal, state, or local government, but excluding sums paid
directly to the support obligee, and to ensure that all other
enforcement agencies and entities cease further actions against the
claimant. With respect to a claim filed under this section, the local
child support agency shall also provide the claimant with a
statement certifying that the claimant is not the support obligor
named in the support order or judgment, which statement shall be
prima facie evidence of the claimant's identity in any subsequent
enforcement proceedings or actions with respect to that support order
or judgment.
(d) If the local child support agency rejects a claim pursuant to
this section, or if the agency, after finding a claim to be
meritorious, fails to take any of the remedial steps provided in
subdivision (c), the claimant may file an action with the superior
court to establish his or her mistaken identity or to obtain the
remedies described in subdivision (c), or both.
(e) Filing a false claim pursuant to this section shall be a
misdemeanor.
(f) This section shall become operative on April 1, 2000.