Denial of a passport for child support arrearage, when
If someone owes a large amount of past-due child support (over the federal limit set by U.S. law), the state child support division can report that person to the federal government to block, cancel, or limit their passport. The person gets a notice in the mail and has 30 days to ask for a hearing if they think there is a mistake — but the only defense allowed is that the amount owed is wrong or that they are the wrong person. The passport is not blocked until a final decision is made.
454.511. of a passport for child , when — , defined. — The may a person who owes a child support arrearage in excess of the amount set forth in 42 U.S.C. 654(31) to the federal government agency for the purpose of denying a passport to such person, or revoking, suspending or limiting a passport previously issued to such person. Such person shall be mailed, by the division or on behalf of the division, a notice of the proposed and the consequences thereof upon such person. Within thirty days of receipt of the notice, the person may the proposed certification by requesting in writing a the procedures in section 454.475. At such hearing the may assert only mistake of fact as a . For purposes of this section, "mistake of fact" means an error in the amount of or an error as to the identity of the obligor. The obligor shall have the on such issues. The division shall not certify the person until after a decision has been reached.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2007 S.B. 25)
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