---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 302.19"
title: "45"
number: "302.19"
heading: "Bonding of employees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/302.19"
---

# §302.19. Bonding of employees.


The State plan shall provide that the following requirements and criteria to bond employees are in effect:

- (a) **IV-D responsibility.** The IV-D agency will insure that every person, who has access to or control over funds collected under the child support enforcement program, is covered by a bond against loss resulting from employee dishonesty.
- (b) **Scope.** The requirement in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section applies to every person who, as a regular part of his or her employment, receives, disburses, handles or has access to support collections, which includes:
  - (1) IV-D agency employees and employees of any other State or local agency to which IV-D functions have been delegated.
  - (2) Employees of a court or law enforcement official performing under a cooperative agreement with the IV-D agency.
  - (3) **Employees of any private or governmental entity from which the IV-D agency purchases services.**
- (c) **Bond.** The bond will be for an amount which the State IV-D agency deems adequate to indemnify the State IV-D program for loss resulting from employee dishonesty.
- (d) **Self-bonding System.** A State or political subdivision may comply with the requirement in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section:
  - (1) By means of a self-bonding system established under State law or,
  - (2) In the case of a political subdivision, by means of a self-bonding system approved by the State IV-D agency.
- (e) **IV-D liability.** The requirements of this section do not reduce or limit the ultimate liability of the IV-D agency for losses of support collections from the State's IV-D program.

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 28803, May 17, 1979; 44 FR 45137, Aug. 1, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 57281, Dec. 23, 1982]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 651 through 658, 659a, 660, 664, 666, 667, 1302, 1396a(a)(25), 1396b(d)(2), 1396b(o), 1396b(p), and 1396(k).

### Source

Source: 40 FR 27159, June 26, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[44 FR 28803, May 17, 1979; 44 FR 45137, Aug. 1, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 57281, Dec. 23, 1982]