In actions involving either the establishment of paternity, or the establishment, modification, or enforcement of a support order, any Title IV-D agency shall have the administrative authority to perform the following functions without the necessity of obtaining an order from any other judicial or administrative entity: (1) To order genetic testing for purposes of paternity establishment; (2) To administratively subpoena any financial or other information needed by the department to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order. Any person or entity who intentionally fails to respond to a subpoena issued by the department pursuant to this section commits a petty offense.
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