Sec. 4a-18. (Formerly Sec. 4-68i). Location of deserting parents and liable relatives.

To assist in locating parents who have deserted their children and other persons liable for support of dependents, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Commissioner of Social Services or a support enforcement officer of the Superior Court may request and shall receive information from the records of all departments, boards, bureaus or other agencies, including law enforcement agencies of this state and the same are authorized and required to provide such information promptly as is necessary for this purpose, provided, only information directly bearing on the identity and whereabouts of a person owing or asserted to be owing an obligation of support shall be furnished by such departments, boards, bureaus or other agencies as requested and used or transmitted by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Commissioner of Social Services or a support enforcement officer of the Superior Court pursuant to the authority conferred by this section. The Commissioner of Social Services, acting by and through the IV-D agency, or a support enforcement officer of the Superior Court may make such information available only to federal agencies and public officials and agencies of this state, other states and the political subdivisions of this state and other states seeking to locate parents who have deserted their children and other persons liable for support of dependents for the purpose of enforcing their liability for support.

(1963, P.A. 63; 1969, P.A. 730, S. 14; P.A. 76-334, S. 2, 12; P.A. 77-594, S. 1, 7; 77-614, S. 70, 521, 587, 608, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 123, 136; P.A. 79-374, S. 1; P.A. 93-262, S. 30, 87; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-7, S. 1, 38; P.A. 01-207, S. 1, 12; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)

History: 1969 act replaced welfare department with commissioner of finance and control; section was transferred from Sec. 17-2e to Sec. 4-68i in 1975; P.A. 76-334 strengthened section by specifically requiring agencies to supply relevant information; P.A. 77-594 included commissioner of social services under provisions of section; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services, and also social services commissioner with commissioner of human resources and commissioner of income maintenance, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 included commissioner of state police, later termed commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-374 deleted reference to administrative services, public safety and income maintenance commissioners in provision regarding making information available, leaving commissioner of human resources responsible acting through Connecticut child support enforcement unit; Sec. 4-68i transferred to Sec. 4a-18 in 1989; P.A. 93-262 replaced references to commissioner of income maintenance and commissioner of human resources with references to commissioner of social services, effective July 1, 1993; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-7 added “including law enforcement agencies”, substituted “and through the IV-D agency” for “the Connecticut child support enforcement unit of the Department of Social Services” and added reference to “federal agencies”, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 01-207 included support enforcement officers of the Superior Court under provisions of section, effective July 1, 2001; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.