IC 31-16-15-25 — Income payor penalties
Chapter 15. Child Support Income Withholding Orders
Bills amending this section
Section text
Sec. 25. (a) An income payor that: (1) discharges from employment an obligor; (2) refuses to employ an obligor; (3) takes disciplinary action against an obligor employed by the income payor; or (4) otherwise discriminates against an obligor; because of the existence of an income withholding order or the obligations imposed upon the income payor by the income withholding order, is subject to a penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable to the state and recoverable in a civil action. An obligor or the Title IV-D agency may bring an action to enforce a penalty under this subsection. (b) The collection of money under this section does not affect: (1) the obligor's right to damages under IC 37-2-6-9; or (2) any other legal remedy available to the obligor; because of discharge from employment, refusal of employment, or disciplinary action.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.103-2007, SEC.40; P.L.115-2026, SEC.72.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)