Notice of suspension of driving privileges for delinquent child
support; reinstatement
Sec. 20. (a) If the bureau is advised by the Title IV-D agency that
the obligor (as defined in IC 12-17-2-2.5) either requested a hearing
under IC 12-17-2-35 and failed to appear or appeared and was found
to be delinquent, the bureau shall promptly mail a notice to the
obligor stating the following:
(1) That the obligor's driving privileges are suspended,
beginning twenty (20) business days after the date the notice is
mailed, and that the suspension will terminate after the bureau
receives a notice from the Title IV-D agency that the obligor
has:
(A) paid the obligor's child support arrearage in full; or
(B) established a payment plan with the Title IV-D agency
to pay the arrearage and requested the activation of an
income withholding order under IC 31-16-15-2.
(2) That the obligor may be granted a restricted driving permit
under IC 9-24-15-6.7 if the obligor can prove that public
transportation is unavailable for travel by the obligor:
(A) to and from the obligor's regular place of employment;
(B) in the course of the obligor's regular employment;
(C) to and from the obligor's place of worship; or
(D) to participate in parenting time with the petitioner's
children consistent with a court order granting parenting
time.
(b) The bureau may not reinstate a driving license or permit
suspended under this section until the bureau receives a notice from
the Title IV-D agency that the obligor has:
(1) paid the obligor's child support arrearage in full; or
(2) established a payment plan with the Title IV-D agency to
pay the arrearage and requested the activation of an income
withholding order under IC 31-16-15-2.
(c) Unless an obligor whose driving license or permit is suspended
under this section has been issued a restricted driving permit under
IC 9-24-15 as a result of a suspension under this section, an obligor
who operates a motor vehicle in violation of the section commits a
Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SEC.44;
P.L.86-2002, SEC.1; P.L.68-2005, SEC.3.
Last modified: May 27, 2006