(a) As authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 704.110 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the following actions shall be taken in order to enforce support obligations that are not being met: (1) Within 18 months of implementation of the California Child Support Enforcement System (CSE), or its replacement as prescribed by former Section 10815 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and certification of CSE or its replacement by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the department shall compile a file of all support judgments and orders that are being enforced by local child support agencies pursuant to Section 17400 that have sums overdue by at least 60 days or by an amount equal to 60 days of support. (2) The file shall contain the name and social security number of the person who owes overdue support, the amount of overdue support as of the date the file is created, the name of the county in which the support obligation is being enforced by the local child support agency, and any other information that is deemed necessary by the department and the Public Employeesâ Retirement System. (3) The department shall provide the certified file to the Public Employeesâ Retirement System for the purpose of matching the names in the file with members and beneficiaries of the Public Employeesâ Retirement System that are entitled to receive Public Employeesâ Retirement System benefits. The department and the Public Employeesâ Retirement System shall work cooperatively to develop an interface in order to match the names in their respective electronic data processing systems. The interface required to intercept benefits that are payable periodically shall be done as soon as it is technically feasible. (4) The department shall update the certified file no less than on a monthly basis to add new cases within the local child support agencies or existing cases that become delinquent and to delete persons who are no longer delinquent. The department shall provide the updated file no less than on a monthly basis to the Public Employeesâ Retirement System. (5) Information contained in the certified file provided to the Public Employeesâ Retirement System by the department and the local child support agencies and information provided by the Public Employeesâ Retirement System to the department shall be used exclusively for child support enforcement purposes and may not be used for any other purpose. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Public Employeesâ Retirement System shall withhold the amount certified from the benefits and refunds to be distributed to members with overdue support obligations or from benefits to be distributed to beneficiaries with overdue support obligations. If the benefits are payable periodically, the amount withheld pursuant to this section shall not exceed the amount permitted to be withheld for an earnings withholding order for support under Section 706.052 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (c) The Public Employeesâ Retirement System shall forward the amounts withheld pursuant to subdivision (b) within 10 days of withholding to the department for distribution to the appropriate county. (d) On an annual basis, the department shall notify individuals with overdue support obligations that PERS benefits or PERS contribution refunds may be intercepted for the purpose of enforcing family support obligations. (e) No later than the time of the first withholding, the Public Employeesâ Retirement System shall send those persons subject to withholding the following: (1) Notice that the personâs benefits or retirement contribution refund have been reduced by payment on a support judgment pursuant to this section. (2) A form developed by the department that the applicant shall use to request either a review by the local child support agency or a court hearing, as appropriate. (f) The notice shall include the address and telephone number of the local child support agency that is enforcing the s
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