GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1983 SESSION

CHAPTER 1047 
SENATE BILL 514 

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A CHILD SUPPORT PROCESSING FEE. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 110-136 is amended by rewriting subsection (c) to read: 
"(c)	Following the hearing held pursuant to this section, the court may enter an order of garnishment not to exceed forty percent (40%) of the responsible parent's monthly disposable earnings. If an order of garnishment is entered, a copy of same shall be served on the responsible parent and the garnishee either personally or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. The order shall set forth sufficient findings of fact to support the action by the court and the amount to be garnished for each pay period. The amount garnished shall be increased by an additional one dollar ($1.00) processing fee to be assessed and retained by the employer for each payment under the order. The order shall be subject to review for modification and dissolution upon the filing of a motion in the cause." 
Sec. 2.  G.S. 110-136.1 is amended by adding a new sentence at the end to read: 
"The amount assigned shall be increased by an additional one dollar ($1.00) processing fee to be assessed and retained by the employer for each payment under the order." 
Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective 30 days after ratification. 
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of July, 1984.