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Sec. 19.

(1) To reimburse the county for the cost of enforcing support or parenting time orders under this act, the court shall order the payment of $2.00 per month, payable semiannually on each January 2 and July 2, to the friend of the court or state disbursement unit. The service fee shall be paid by the person ordered to pay the support money. The service fee shall be computed from the beginning date of the support order and shall continue while the support order is operative. The service fee shall be paid 6 months in advance on each due date, except for the first payment, which shall be paid at the same time the support order is filed and covers the period of time from that month until the next calendar due date. An order or judgment for the payment of support money shall provide for the payment of the service fee. Upon its own motion, the court may amend an order or judgment for the payment of support money to provide for the payment of the service fee in the amount provided by this subsection, upon proper notice to the person ordered to pay the support money. The service fees shall be turned over to the county treasurer and credited to the general fund of the county.

(2) The court may hold in contempt a person who fails or refuses to pay a service fee ordered under subsection (1).