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1998 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 63.1-251.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 63.1-251.4. Distribution of collections from federal tax refund offsets.
Distribution of amounts collected by the Department of Social Services as a
result of an offset made under the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program (P.L.
97-35, as amended) to satisfy non-AFDC non-TANF past-due
support from a federal tax refund based upon a joint return shall be made when
the Department is notified that the unobligated spouse's proper share of the
refund has been paid or sixty 180 days following receipt
of the offset, whichever is earlier. The Department shall establish procedures
for the prompt refund of any incorrect offset amounts and the compensation of
unobligated spouses for the payment of their shares to obligees.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.