# 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.556: 1 TAC § 55.556. Liability of Financial Institutions for Disclosure of Information

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## Section

- **Citation:** 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.556
- **Heading:** 1 TAC § 55.556. Liability of Financial Institutions for Disclosure of Information
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 1 ADMINISTRATION / Part 3 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL / Chapter 55 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT / 1 TAC § 55.556

## Text

(a) The federal Social Security Act (42 USC 666(a)(17)) provides
 that a financial institution shall not be liable under any federal or state
 law to any person
(1) for any disclosure of information to the State child support
 enforcement agency,
(2) for encumbering or surrendering any assets they hold in
 response to a notice of lien or levy issued by the state child support enforcement
 agency, or
(3) for any other action taken in good faith to comply with
 the requirements of Section 466(a)(17)(A) of the Act. Section 469A of the
 Act also provides protection from liability for multi-state financial institutions
 disclosing information to the federal parent locate service through the multi-state
 financial institution data match.
(b) Subsection 231.307(d) of the Texas Family Code provides
 that a financial institution providing information or responding to a notice
 of child support lien provided under Subchapter G, Chapter 157, or otherwise
 acting in good faith to comply with the Title IV-D agency's procedures under
 this section may not be held liable under any federal or state law for any
 damages that arise from those acts.

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