State

Contact Person

Name/Title

Telephone

Number

Fax

Arizona

Kris Baier

Child Support Enforcement Program and Development Specialist

(602) 274-7951

(602) 274-8250

Arkansas

Ed Baskin Child Support Enforcement Unit Manager

or

Mary Smith

Acting Program Coordinator

(501) 682-8417

(501) 682-8410

(501) 682-6002

(501) 682-6002

California

Gary Padilla

Associate Government Program Analyst

(916) 654-1208

(916) 657-2074

Connecticut

David Mulligan

Policy Consultant

(203) 424-5269

(203) 951-2996

Colorado

Dan Welch

Program Specialist

(303) 866-5996

(303) 866-2214

Florida

Phil Scruggs

Senior Human Services Program Specialist

(904) 922-9558

(904) 488-4401

Illinois

Rick Saavedra

Staff Attorney

(217) 524-4607

(217) 524-4608

Indiana

Bill Steffen

Chief Legal Staff Attorney

(317) 232-4931

(317) 233-4925

Iowa

Tom Kisch

Operations Manager for Bureau of Collections

(515) 281-6015

(515) 281-4597

Kansas

Dennis Hoffman

Director of Collections

(913) 296-2629

(913) 296-5206

Kentucky

Steve Veno

IV-D Director

(502) 564-2285

ext. 404

(502) 564-5988

Louisiana

Gordon Hood,

IV-D Director

(504) 342-4780

(504) 342-7397

Maine

Thomas Mato

IV-D Staff Attorney

(207) 287-2886

(207) 287-5096

Maryland

Patsy Chappell,

Acting Director, Office of Program Initiatives

(410) 767-7455

(410) 333-8992

Massachusetts

Robert Nevins

Bureau Chief of Project Development

(617) 577-7200

ext. 30428

(617) 621-4992

Minnesota

Anne Martineau

Program Consultant

(612) 296-1397

(612) 297-4450

Montana

Mary Ann Wellbank

IV-D Administrator

(406) 444-4614

(406) 444-1370

Nevada

Leland Sullivan

IV-D Director

(702) 687-4744

(702) 687-5080

New Mexico

Jerry Griffin

Chief,

Administrative Support Bureau

(505) 827-7200

(505) 827-7285

New York

Lee Sapienza

Director of Programs Operations Unit

(518) 474-1078

(518) 486-3127

North Carolina

Barry Miller

Chief of Local Operations

(919) 571-4114 ext. 219

(919) 571-4126

North Dakota

Barbara Holzer, Policy Administrator

(701) 328-3582

(701) 328-5497

Oklahoma

Elaine Hudson

Legal Research Assistant

(405) 522-2512

(405) 522-2753

Oregon

John Ellis

Assistant Administrator for Program Development

(503) 378-4892 ext. 408

(503) 373-1514

Pennsylvania

Thomas H. Sheaffer

Welfare Program Specialist Supervisor

(717) 783-7792

(717) 772-4988

Puerto Rico

Miguel A. Verdiales,

IV-D Director

(809) 722-4731

(809) 723-6187

Rhode Island

John F. Murphy, IV-D Director

(401) 277-2847

(401) 277-2887

South Carolina

Chrissy Brodgon

Assistant Project Administrator

(803) 737-5857

(803) 737-5896

South Dakota

David Braun

Staff Attorney

(605) 773-3641

(605) 773-6834

Texas

Karen Pettigrew,

License Suspension Prosecutor

(512) 463-5509

ext. 5009

(512) 476-3826

Vermont

Catherine Simpson

Program Consultant

(802) 241-2864

(802) 244-1483

Virginia

Donna Adams-Fleshman

Policy Specialist

(804) 692-2411

(804) 692-2410

State &

Citation

Legislative

Status

Licenses

Affected

"Trigger"

Criteria

"Match"

Process

Interstate

Cases

Appeals

Provisions

Arizona

Enacted 6/18/90 & 1993. Amended in 4/94, 6 /95

Drivers, professional, business & trade

Contempt of court

None

Yes

Arizona Arizona Revised Statute õ 32-3701; õ 12-2452

Arkansas

Enacted 4/20/93 for commercial drivers licenses; Enacted 7/28/95 for occupational, professional and business

All state issued drivers, occupational, professional and business licenses

6 month delinquency

Automation in development stage

Same as intrastate if obligor holds Arkansan licenses

60 days to request administrative hearing; 30 days to request court review

Arkansas Arkansas Code Annotated õ 27-23-125 (for Commercial Drivers Licenses); õ 16-22-102 (for suspension of Attorney Licenses); õ 9-14-239 (for revocation or suspension of occupational, professional and business licenses)

California

Enacted and implemented 11/1/92; amendments to be implemented 1/1/96

Commercial drivers, professional, business, trade & commercial fishing

30 day delinquency

Licensing Boards take IV-D tape and match daily against their files of new applicants and renewals. In 1/1/96, licensing boards will also match all cases that are 4 months or more in arrears and issue temporary licenses in those cases. They will revoke all previously issued licenses that were released under a licensing match system agreement, but where the obligor failed to honor agreement.

Yes

A one-time temporary license can be issued for 150 days.

California California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 11350.6

Colorado

Effective 7/1/96

Drivers licenses only

Tentatively set at three months delinquent

Monthly lists of delinquent obligors sent to local CSE offices for review. Obligors given 30 days to respond, if they don't, list goes to DMV

Yes

No interim penalty provisions

Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes 26-13-123 and 42-2-127.5

Connecticut

Enacted 5/95, effective 1/96

Drivers, professional and occupational

90 day delinquency or medical support not secured within 90 days of order or medical support not maintained for a period of 90 days

Manually during the contempt process. Automated process in development.

Yes

30 day grace period to comply with the conditions of the suspension order

Connecticut Public Act 95-310 Statutory number will be assigned when bill is codified in early 1997

Florida

Enacted effective 7/1/93. Procedures implemented 12/21/93. Legislation amended effective 7/1/95. Procedures amended effective 8/1/95.

Drivers licenses, vehicle and registration, teachers certificates, professional and business licenses. Vessel registration enacted 7/95, procedures under development.

30 days delinquency

Case-by-case basis

Yes

For drivers and vehicle registration, obligor can pay full amount owed, enter a written agreement to pay, or file a petition with the court to contest the court rules on the matter. If not, licenses and registration is suspended. For other licenses, obligor can pay full amount owed or enter into a written agreement to pay. If not, court may order suspension.

Florida Florida Statutes õõ 61.13015 and õõ 409.2598 (for teaching certificates, professional and business licenses, vessel registration); õõ 231.097 and 231.28 (for teaching certificates); õ 322.058 (for drivers licenses and vehicle registrations); 327.031 (for vessel registration); õ 455.203 (for professional licenses); õ 559.79 (for business licenses)

Illinois

Enacted and effective 1/92; amendments effective 7/96

Drivers license, professional, business & trade (broad enough to encompass sporting)

90 day delinquency for drivers license; 30 day delinquency for all others

Computer match with licensing agency records

Yes

Provides for notice of administrative hearing and administrative review of final decision

Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated õ 305 5/10 - 17.6; õ 5 100/10 - 65; 625 5/7 - 100

Indiana

Effective 10/1/95

Drivers, professional

3 month delinquency, or $2000 arrearage

Not yet determined

Yes

Hearings available at all levels of administrative process; judicial review also available.

Indiana for professional licenses, IC 31-6-6.1-16(k), IC 12-17-2-34, IC 31-1-11.5-13 (k); for drivers licenses, IC 31-1-11.5-13 (j), IC 31-6-6.1-16 (j), IC 9-25-6-19, IC 9-25-6-20, IC 25-1-1.2

Iowa

Administrative process enacted, not yet implemented

Drivers, professional, business, occupational licenses and motor vehicle registrations

Three month delinquency, other criteria being developed

Procedures being developed

Only if there is an Iowa order or foreign registered order in Iowa or if certified to the Child Support Recovery Unit

Compliance with written agreement for payment stops or "stays" the process.

Iowa Iowa Code õ 252J.1 through 252J.9

Kansas

Enacted & effective 7/1/94

Professional licenses

Contempt of court

Case-by-case basis

Yes

Temporary license issued for 6 months at which time the license will be suspended or terminated if no release has been obtained.

Kansas Kansas Statutes Annotated õ 74-146; õ 74-147; õ 20-1204a

Kentucky

enacted 4/8/94; effective 1/1/95

Drivers license, commercial drivers licenses

An arrearage which accrued since 1/1/94, equal to one year's obligation

On-line access to Dept. Motor Vehicles

Yes

Obligor may request dispute hearing upon notification of intent to revoke or deny license.

Kentucky Kentucky Revised Statutes õ 186.570

Louisiana

Effective 1/1/96

Drivers, professional (except law licenses), hunting and fishing

Limited to action to make past-due child support executory or criminal neglect of family proceeding

Court or obligee's attorney may send certified order of suspension of license for noncompliance with an order of support to the licensing board

Yes, if they are Louisiana licenses

The office of motor vehicles may issue a temporary license for not more than 120 days if the obligor presents a court order of partial compliance

Louisiana Louisiana Statutes Annotated R.S. 9:315.30 - 315.35; 32:432; 37:2952; and 56:647

Maine

Enacted & effective 6/30/93. Amended effective 7/13/94. Manual processes fully implemented

Drivers & occupational

No current support payment or payment toward arrears according to written agreement or failure to provide health insurance (if ordered) in past 90 days

Occupational licensors must match data annually w/ IV-D. IV-D has on-line access to drivers license data.

Remedy available to enforce a support order issued by any state.

Revocation after notice and appeal process if continued noncompliant

Maine Maine Revised Statutes Annotated 19 õ 305 (occupational licenses); 19 õ 306 and 29-A õ 2459 (drivers licenses)

Maryland

Enacted April, 1995; legislation effective 10/1/95

Drivers licenses

Arrears of 60 days or more

Procedures are being developed

Yes, when court order and driver are in Maryland

Investigation and appeal available within CSEA. When sent to Motor Vehicle Administration, obligor may contest accuracy of information but only appeal is on mistaken identity.

Maryland Family Law Article 10-101 and 10-119

Massachusetts

Enacted and effective 4/13/94. Implementa-

tion in process

Drivers license, vehicle registration, professional, trade & recreational licenses

Drivers licenses & registration revoked if there is an outstanding capias or bench warrant for a contempt hearing. Revocation of professional, trade & recreational licenses after notice & opportunity for a hearing & a finding that payments towards arrears are not being made at the rate of 25% of the current order or pursuant to a repayment agreement.

IV-D will match tapes sent from licensing agencies.

Yes, if there is a MA license.

IV-D will stop proceedings upon acceptance of a payment plan

Massachusetts Massachusetts Annotated Laws 119A õ 16

Minnesota

Enacted & implemented 5/1/92. Amended 8/1/93 & 8/1/94. Additional amendments effective 7/1/95; drivers license effective 1/1/96.

All occupations licensed by the State student grants, drivers licenses

Arrearage equal to or greater than 3 times the obligor's monthly support payments and not in compliance with a payment plan approved by the court or the IV-D agency.

IV-D will send notice to the licensing authority for IV-D cases; nonIV-D cases require court order.

Yes, if there is a MN license

Obligor has 90 days from date of notice to enter into a payment plan, 30 days from notice date to request and administrative hearing. License may be reinstated after suspension if obligor has compliance notice from IV-D agency.

Minnesota Minnesota Statutes Annotated õ 518.551 subdivision 12 and 13; 214.101; 171.186; 168 A.29

Montana

Enacted, effective 10/1/93.

State agency issued drivers licenses, vehicle registration, professional, business, occupational,and trade licenses

An amount equal to at least a 6 month arrearage.

IV-D agency will issue an order to suspend the license & to refrain from the activity. This order is manually sent to the licensing authority to implement the suspension. Automated tape matches are being explored.

Yes

Allow 60 days to request hearing, pay arrears, or make arrangements for payment. After a hearing, IV-D may issue a stay for significant hardship cases.

Montana Montana Code Annotated õõ 40-5-701 to 713

Nevada

Enacted 7/95; effective 1/96

Drivers, occupational, professional licenses & permits, board and gaming licenses. Action against licensees is at the discretion of the licensing authorities.

$1000 arrearage and no payments for last two months or failure to provide health insurance.

IV-D can request lists of occupational and professional license holders form licensing authorities; drivers license information from Dept. of Motor Vehicles.

Yes, when Nevada is the responding state.

Obligor can appeal to the hearing master

Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes õ 425.347; õ 425.348

New Mexico

Effective 7/1/95

Individual state issued licenses and commissions, including professional, occupational, trade, commercial drivers licenses and law enforcement commissions

Initially over $1,000 and have missed two successive months of the minimum court ordered support payment. Thereafter, any delinquency over 30 days

IV-D produces tapes monthly of all eligible obligors and gives to all licensing boards. If board finds a match, they report back to IV-D within a month. Licensing boards address identity verification issues only and notify obligor that they are eligible to lose license unless letter of compliance is issued by IV-D.

Yes

Procedures specified by licensing entity apply.

New Mexico Not codified as of 8/95. Senate Bill 18

New York

Effective 7/1/95

Drivers, professional, trade, business. Drivers license suspension can be administratively or judicially processed; all other license suspensions are through court process.

Arrearage equal to or greater than 4 months

in planning stage

Yes, when NY is responding state

Obligor has 45 days to appeal and/or make payment arrangement

New York Social Services Law õ's 111-b subd. 12, 111-h; Vehicle and Traffic Law õ's 502, 510, 511, 530; Family Court Act õ's 439, 454, 458-a, 458-b; Domestic Relations Law õ's 244-b, 244-c; Education Law õ's 6509-b, 6501, 6502; Real Property Law õ's 440-a, 441, 441-c; Alcoholic Beverage Law õ 119. Judiciary Law õ 90; General Obligations Law õ 3-503

North Carolina

Two effective dates, 7/1/96 for occupational, professional and business; 12/1/96 for drivers, hunting, fishing and trapping

Occupational, professional, business, drivers, hunting, fishing, and trapping

90 days in arrears

None at this time

Obligor must hold North Carolinian license and court must have jurisdiction

Decision becomes final after 20 days unless payment arrangements are made. For drivers and sporting licenses, decision becomes final upon determination by the court unless obligor agrees to pay delinquency in full over time.

North Carolina North Carolina General Statutes 1 T - 142.2 (drivers licenses); NCGS N - 142.1 (professional and business)

North Dakota

Effective 8/1/95

Drivers, occupational, professional

$1000 or more in arrears plus court's decision to suspend

none

Non custodial parent must hold ND license and court must have jurisdiction

Decision becomes final after 30 days for occupational or professional unless payment arrangements are made

North Dakota Century Code Chapter 14-08.1-06 (for occupational or professional licenses) and õ14-08.1-07 (for drivers licenses)

Oklahoma

Enacted 6/1/93 (professional and trade); Amendments have an implementation date of 11/1/95.

Professional and trade licenses. Amended to include driver's license ("license" defined to include certificate, permit, registration, approval or other similar document to engage in a professional occupation or business)

90 days arrearage or failure to obtain medical coverage required by court order for support for at least 90 days.

On line access to public safety data for driver licenses.

Yes

Cannot appeal to licensing board. If revocation issued in Administrative Court, obligor can appeal to District Court; other appeals through judicial processes.

Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes Annotated 56 õ 240.11

Oregon

Enacted & effective 11/4/93. Amended in 6/95, effective 9/95.

This is a discretionary enforcement remedy.

All licenses issued by the state as necessary for practice of an occupation, profession, or vocation. Includes regular and commercial drivers licenses.

Operators of bars, package stores also included.

$2,500 arrearage or three months delinquency, whichever is greater.

Magnetic tape and individual inquiry (for non-automated licensing boards)

Yes, for cases registered in OR.

Delinquent obligor appeals first to an administrative hearing officer, in subsequent action, obligor appeals to Oregon Appeals Court.

Oregon 1995 enrolled Senate Bill 392 and enrolled House Bill 2357 (for drivers licenses)

Pennsylvania

Enacted 7/2/93; implemented 9/2/93

Professional & trade licenses

3 months in arrears and unable to attach the income of the support obligor

Court order to licensing authority

Will request that the Supreme Court Rules Committee determine the effect of this Act on foreign orders.

Not applicable.

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Annotated 23 õ 4355

Puerto Rico

Effective 7/1/95, implementation expected at end of FY 95

All permits, endorsements or privileges, and licenses--including professional, occupational, drivers

Any arrearage will begin revocation process. However, wage withholding, asset seizure, tax intercepts, credit reporting, etc., must be attempted prior to procedures to revoke licenses

Under development

Yes

10 days to request hearing (mistake of fact only issue), or pay debt in full, or execute and comply with payment plan.

Puerto Rico Child Support Act (Act No. 5, as amended) õ 30

Rhode Island

Effective 8/7/95

All licenses, including professional, occupational, drivers and sporting

90 days in arrears or failure to comply with prior written payment plan

To be determined

Yes

20 days to request a hearing, make payment, or establish payment plan

Rhode Island Rhode Island state law sections 11-2-1 and 11-2-3 of general laws of Rhode Island chapter 11-2 (not published as of 8/95 refer to Senate Bill 95-S 818

South Carolina

Effective 1/1/96

Professional, drivers, occupational, business, hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, commercial fishing and trapping and water craft registrations

60 days in arrears

Licensing entities will provide tapes monthly to IV-D for automated matches. Some manual matching will be necessary

License can be revoked if obligor is in South Carolina

Licensee may appeal revocation to the licensing entity. However, the appeal is limited to a mistake of fact or compliance with the order of support.

South Carolina South Carolina Code Annotated õ 20-7-940

South

Dakota

Enacted & effective 7/1/93. Implemented 11/1/93.

Drivers, professional, occupational & trade licenses

Accumulated arrearage of $1,000 or more.

Monthly automated matches will be completed between the Dept. of Commerce & Regulation & the State IV-D agency computer systems.

Yes, if the initiating State requests the restriction as part of a URESA/UIFSA action & the noncustodial parent resides in SD and is licensed by the State

A one-time 180 day extension of driving privileges is provided automatically, to afford time to negotiate a repayment agreement.

South Dakota South Dakota Codified Laws õ 32-12-116 (drivers licenses); õ 25-7A-56 (professional licenses)

Texas

Enacted 6/95, effective 9/1/95

Professional, drivers, business and occupation, and recreational (hunting and fishing)

An arrearage equal to or greater than the support due for 90 days. Or if obligor is out of compliance with repayment agreement

Automated data match by magnetic tape

Not specified, however, statute does not differentiate between an interstate case and a Texas case

Suspension may be stayed conditioned upon compliance with repayment schedule

Texas HB 433, SB 793

Vermont

Enacted 7/1/90, professional, business, trade license, and government contractors. Enacted 7/1/95, drivers and commercial drivers.

Professional, business, trade licenses, government contracts, driver's, and commercial driver's licenses

1 month in arrears or not meeting the repayment schedule for business and professional, et al; 2 months in arrears for drivers and commercial drivers

Licensing agencies require applicants to complete a self-attesting form for business and professional; court enforcement action based on a judgement for arrears (no match process) for drivers.

Yes, if the underlying order is a VT order

Waiver for good cause, for business and professional.

An inability to comply is a possible defense for driver license.

Vermont Vermont Statutes Annotated 15 õ 795 (business and professional) and 15 õ 798 (drivers)

Virginia

Enacted 7/1/94; drivers license revocation effective 7/1/95.

Driver, business, trade, professional and occupational

90 days in arrears with $500 minimum arrearage or for cases with a $5,000 arrearage

tape to tape as well as online matches with DMV and Dept. of Health professionals

Yes

No temporary licenses. Individuals given 90 days to surrender license. Some restricted licensure. Some restricted drivers licenses.

Virginia Code of Virginia õ 63.1 - 263.1 (for suspension of occupational license); õ 20 - 60.3 (contempt of support orders.) Code of Virginia õ46.2-320 (suspension of drivers' licenses)