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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 9: Criminal › 9-74.000 - Child Support And International Parental Kidnapping › Justice Manual § 9-74.100

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Title 18, United States Code, Section 228, the Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 (CSRA), makes the willful failure to pay a past due support obligation with respect to a child residing in another State a Federal offense. Investigative jurisdiction for this statute is vested in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General, has been deputized to investigate all Child Support Recovery Act cases.

[updated January 2020]

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