2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 43 - Support Matters Generally
4376 - Central registry.

     § 4376.  Central registry.
        (a)  Central registry created.--A central registry of records
     shall be maintained in the department showing, as far as it is
     known, with respect to any absent parent against whom support is
     sought, all of the following:
            (1)  The full and true name of such parent together with
        any known aliases.
            (2)  The date and place of birth.
            (3)  Physical description.
            (4)  Social Security number.
            (5)  Occupation and any special skills he may have.
            (6)  Military status and Veterans' Administration or
        military service serial number.
            (7)  Last known address and the date thereof.
            (8)  The number of the driver's license.
            (9)  Any further information that may be of assistance in
        locating the person or enforcing support.
        (b)  Information for registry.--To effectuate the purposes of
     this section, the department may request and shall receive from
     all boards or other agencies of this Commonwealth or any of its
     political subdivisions, and the same are authorized to provide,
     such assistance and data as will enable the Federal Government,
     the department and other public agencies in this State or in
     other states to carry out their duties to locate absent parents
     for the support of their children. The data to be provided from
     tax records shall include the full name, residence or address,
     name and address of the employer, income and assets and the
     Social Security number of the noncustodial parent. The
     department shall utilize the parent locator service pursuant to
     establishment in the Department of Health and Human Services by
     filing in accordance with section 453(b) of the Social Security
     Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 653(b)).
        (c)  Certain confidential records.--Notwithstanding any other
     provision of law, all State and local law enforcement agencies,
     the Board of Probation and Parole, the Department of Corrections
     and the Department of Transportation shall upon request provide
     the department, any domestic relations section or any child
     support agency of the Federal Government or any state with such
     information regarding the location of an individual as may be
     contained in law enforcement, probation and parole, corrections,
     motor vehicle registration and operator licensing records.
        (d)  Limits on use.--Any records established pursuant to the
     provisions of this section shall be available only to public
     welfare offices, district attorneys, probation departments,
     domestic relations sections, Federal agencies and the agencies
     of other states conducting activities under Title IV-D of the
     Social Security Act and courts having jurisdiction in support or
     abandonment proceedings or actions and only for the purposes for
     which the records have been established.