Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for certificate of registration; grounds for denial of certificate; duty of State Sealer of Weights and Measures. [Expires by limitation on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity and child support proceedings.]
1. An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration pursuant to NRS 581.103 shall submit to the State Sealer of Weights and Measures the statement prescribed by the Welfare Division of the Department of Human Resources pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.
2. The State Sealer of Weights and Measures shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:
(a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the certificate of registration; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the State Sealer of Weights and Measures.
3. A certificate of registration may not be issued or renewed by the State Sealer of Weights and Measures pursuant to NRS 581.103 if the applicant:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.
4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the State Sealer of Weights and Measures shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.
Last modified: February 26, 2006