Suspension of a professional or occupational license, when, procedure
This law is about taking away someone's work or business license if they owe child support or ignore a court order. If a person owes at least 3 months of child support payments or $2,500 (whichever is less), or ignores a legal order related to paternity or child support, a court or the family support division can start the process to suspend their license. The person gets a notice first and has 60 days to pay what they owe, set up a payment plan, or ask for a hearing before the license is actually suspended.
454.1003. of a professional or occupational , when, procedure. — 1. A court or the of the may an , or in the case of a business, professional or occupational license, only a court may issue an order, ing an 's license and ordering the obligor to refrain from engaging in a licensed activity in the following cases:
(1) When the obligor is not making child support payments in accordance with a and owes an in an amount greater than or equal to three months support payments or two thousand five hundred dollars, whichever is less, as of the date of of a such license; or
(2) When the obligor or any other person, after receiving notice, fails to comply with a of a court or the director concerning actions relating to the of , or to the establishment, or of support orders, or order of the director for .
2. In any case but a , upon the of an alleging the existence of an arrearage, a court with over the support order may issue a notice of intent to suspend a license. In a IV-D case, the director, or a court at the request of the director, may issue a notice of intent to suspend.
3. The notice of intent to suspend a license shall be on the obligor personally or by . If the proposed suspension of license is based on the obligor's , the notice shall state that the obligor's license shall be sixty days after service unless, within such time, the obligor:
(1) Pays the entire arrearage stated in the notice;
(2) Enters into and complies with a approved by the court or the ; or
(3) Requests a before the court or the director.
4. In a IV-D case, the notice shall advise the obligor that hearings are subject to the of .
5. If the proposed suspension of license is based on the alleged failure to comply with a subpoena relating to paternity or a child , or order of the director for genetic testing, the notice of intent to suspend shall inform the person that such person's license shall be suspended sixty days after service, unless the person complies with the subpoena or order.
6. If the obligor fails to comply with the terms of repayment agreement, a court or the division may issue a notice of intent to suspend the obligor's license.
7. In addition to the actions to suspend or withhold licenses this chapter, a court or the director of the family support division may restrict such licenses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al., A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
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