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Pursuant to a data match system, a financial institution shall provide on a periodic basis, but no more frequently than every three months, the account title, record address, social security number or other taxpayer identification number, for any person in arrears in the payment of child support who is identified by the Department in the request by social security number or other taxpayer identification number.\n\t\tAny such agreement shall provide for the following:\n\n1\n\nThe financial institution shall be obligated to match only those accounts for which a social security number or taxpayer identification number is provided by the Department, and shall have no obligation to match or identify any account based on a person’s name or any other identifying information;2\n\nThe financial institution shall provide the account title, record address, social security number or taxpayer identification number for any account matching the social security number and taxpayer identification number provided by the Department. It shall be the Department’s responsibility to determine whether such account is an account subject to a lien, or order to withhold and deliver in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;3\n\nThe financial institution shall be given a reasonable time in which to respond to each data match request, based upon the capabilities of the financial institution to handle the data match system, but in no event less than thirty days; and4\n\nThe financial institution shall have no obligation to hold, encumber, or surrender assets in any account based on a match until it is served with a lien or order to withhold and deliver in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\t\tThe Department is authorized to pay a reasonable fee to a financial institution for conducting the data match, not to exceed the actual costs incurred by such financial institution and may assess and recover actual costs incurred from noncustodial parents identified as a result of the data match.\n\t\t\tA financial institution providing information in accordance with this section shall not be liable to any account holder or other person for any disclosure of information to the Department, for encumbering or surrendering any assets held by such financial institution in response to a lien or order to withhold and deliver issued by the Department, or for any other action taken pursuant to this section, including individual or mechanical errors, provided such action does not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.\n\t\t\tFor purposes of this section, “account” means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, share account, share draft account or money market mutual fund account maintained in this Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205634,"text":"The Commissioner is authorized and shall, as feasible, enter into agreements with financial institutions doing business in the Commonwealth to develop and operate, in conjunction with such financial institutions, a data match system using automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 796<\/a> and 895<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272629,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56104,"identifier":"63.2-1932","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/6\/63.2-1932","url":"\/63.2-1932\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1932\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/6\/63.2-1932","dublin_core":{"Title":"Data exchange agreements authorized; immunity","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1932","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> is authorized and shall, as feasible, enter into agreements with financial institutions<\/span> doing business in the Commonwealth to develop and operate, in conjunction with such financial institutions<\/span>, a data match system using automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible. Pursuant to a data match system, a financial institution<\/span> shall provide on a periodic basis, but no more frequently than every three months, the account<\/span> title, record address, social security number or other taxpayer identification number, for any person in arrears<\/span> in the payment of child<\/span> support who is identified by the Department<\/span> in the request by social security number or other taxpayer identification number.\n\t\tAny such agreement shall provide for the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The financial institution<\/span> shall be obligated to match only those accounts<\/span> for which a social security number or taxpayer identification number is provided by the Department<\/span>, and shall have no obligation to match or identify any account<\/span> based on a person’s name or any other identifying information; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The financial institution<\/span> shall provide the account<\/span> title, record address, social security number or taxpayer identification number for any account<\/span> matching the social security number and taxpayer identification number provided by the Department<\/span>. It shall be the Department<\/span>’s responsibility to determine whether such account<\/span> is an account<\/span> subject to a lien<\/span>, or order<\/span> to withhold and deliver in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The financial institution<\/span> shall be given a reasonable time in which to respond to each data match request, based upon the capabilities of the financial institution<\/span> to handle the data match system, but in no event less than thirty days; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The financial institution<\/span> shall have no obligation to hold, encumber, or surrender assets<\/span> in any account<\/span> based on a match until it is served with a lien<\/span> or order<\/span> to withhold and deliver in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\t\tThe Department<\/span> is authorized to pay a reasonable fee to a financial institution<\/span> for conducting the data match, not to exceed the actual costs incurred by such financial institution<\/span> and may assess and recover actual costs incurred from noncustodial parents<\/span> identified as a result of the data match.\n\t\t\tA financial institution<\/span> providing information in accordance with this section shall not be liable to any account<\/span> holder or other person for any disclosure of information to the Department<\/span>, for encumbering or surrendering any assets<\/span> held by such financial institution<\/span> in response to a lien<\/span> or order<\/span> to withhold and deliver issued by the Department<\/span>, or for any other action taken pursuant to this section, including individual or mechanical errors, provided such action does not constitute gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct.\n\t\t\tFor purposes of this section, “account<\/span>” means a demand deposit account<\/span>, checking or negotiable withdrawal order<\/span> account<\/span>, savings account<\/span>, time deposit account<\/span>, share account<\/span>, share draft account<\/span> or money market mutual fund account<\/span> maintained in this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDATA EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED; IMMUNITY (\u00a7 63.2-1932)\n\nThe Commissioner is authorized and shall, as feasible, enter into agreements\nwith financial institutions doing business in the Commonwealth to develop and\noperate, in conjunction with such financial institutions, a data match system\nusing automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible. Pursuant to a\ndata match system, a financial institution shall provide on a periodic basis,\nbut no more frequently than every three months, the account title, record\naddress, social security number or other taxpayer identification number, for any\nperson in arrears in the payment of child support who is identified by the\nDepartment in the request by social security number or other taxpayer\nidentification number.\n\t\tAny such agreement shall provide for the following:\n\n1. The financial institution shall be obligated to match only those accounts for\nwhich a social security number or taxpayer identification number is provided by\nthe Department, and shall have no obligation to match or identify any account\nbased on a person’s name or any other identifying information;\n\n2. The financial institution shall provide the account title, record address,\nsocial security number or taxpayer identification number for any account\nmatching the social security number and taxpayer identification number provided\nby the Department. It shall be the Department’s responsibility to\ndetermine whether such account is an account subject to a lien, or order to\nwithhold and deliver in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;\n\n3. The financial institution shall be given a reasonable time in which to\nrespond to each data match request, based upon the capabilities of the financial\ninstitution to handle the data match system, but in no event less than thirty\ndays; and\n\n4. The financial institution shall have no obligation to hold, encumber, or\nsurrender assets in any account based on a match until it is served with a lien\nor order to withhold and deliver in accordance with the provisions of this\nchapter.\n\t\t\tThe Department is authorized to pay a reasonable fee to a financial\ninstitution for conducting the data match, not to exceed the actual costs\nincurred by such financial institution and may assess and recover actual costs\nincurred from noncustodial parents identified as a result of the data match.\n\t\t\tA financial institution providing information in accordance with this section\nshall not be liable to any account holder or other person for any disclosure of\ninformation to the Department, for encumbering or surrendering any assets held\nby such financial institution in response to a lien or order to withhold and\ndeliver issued by the Department, or for any other action taken pursuant to this\nsection, including individual or mechanical errors, provided such action does\nnot constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.\n\t\t\tFor purposes of this section, “account” means a demand deposit\naccount, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time\ndeposit account, share account, share draft account or money market mutual fund\naccount maintained in this Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 796, 895, \u00a7 63.1-260.3; 2002, c. 747.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}