---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 309.85"
title: "45"
number: "309.85"
heading: "What records must a Tribe or Tribal organization agree to maintain in a Tribal IV-D plan?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/309.85"
---

# §309.85. What records must a Tribe or Tribal organization agree to maintain in a Tribal IV-D plan?


A Tribal IV-D plan must provide that:

- (a) The Tribal IV-D agency will maintain records necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the program, including records regarding:
  - (1) Applications for child support services;
  - (2) Efforts to locate noncustodial parents;
  - (3) Actions taken to establish paternity and obtain and enforce support;
  - (4) Amounts owed, arrearages, amounts and sources of support collections, and the distribution of such collections;
  - (5) IV-D program expenditures; and
  - (6) Statistical, fiscal, and other records necessary for reporting and accountability required by the Secretary.
- (b) The Tribal IV-D agency will comply with the retention and access requirements at [2 CFR 200.334 through 200.338](/cfr/2/200.334..200.338.md), including the requirement that records be retained for at least three years.

## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 81 FR 3021, Jan. 20, 2016; 89 FR 9796, Feb. 12, 2024; 89 FR 80072, Oct. 2, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 655(f) and 1302.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 81 FR 3021, Jan. 20, 2016; 89 FR 9796, Feb. 12, 2024; 89 FR 80072, Oct. 2, 2024]