§ 15-11.1-3 - Notice.
SECTION 15-11.1-3
§ 15-11.1-3 Notice. – (a) The department may serve notice upon a support obligor who is not incompliance with a court order of support that informs the obligor of thedepartment's intention to submit the obligor's name to any appropriate board,state agency, or department as a licensee who is not in compliance with a courtorder of support.
(b) The notice shall include the address and telephone numberof the department's support enforcement office that issues the notice and astatement of the need to obtain a release from that office as provided in§ 15-11.1-7. The department shall attach a copy or facsimile of theobligor's court order of support to the notice. Service of the notice must bemade by first class mail. The notice must inform the obligor that:
(1) The obligor may request a family court hearing to contestthe issue of compliance;
(2) A request for a hearing must be made in writing and mustbe received by the department within thirty (30) days of the date of the notice;
(3) If the obligor requests a hearing within thirty (30) daysof the date of the notice, the department shall stay action to certify theobligor to any board for noncompliance with a court order of support pending adecision after a hearing;
(4) If the obligor does not request a hearing within thirty(30) days of the date of the notice and is not in compliance with a court orderof support, the department shall certify the obligor to the appropriate board,state agency, or department for noncompliance with a court order of support;
(5) If the department certifies the obligor to a board fornoncompliance with a court order of support, the board, state agency, ordepartment shall suspend the obligor's license and refuse to issue or reissue alicense until the obligor provides the board with a release from the departmentthat states the obligor is in compliance with the obligor's support order. Asuspension by an agency or a refusal by an agency to reissue, renew, orotherwise extend the license or certificate of authority shall be deemed afinal determination;
(6) If the obligor files a motion to modify support with thefamily court and duly serves the department with notice of the motion tomodify, the department shall stay action to certify the obligor to any boardfor noncompliance with a court order of support; and
(7) The obligor may restore compliance with a court order ofsupport by:
(i) Paying current support; and
(ii) Paying all past due support or, if unable to pay allpast due support and a periodic payment for past due support has not beenordered by the court, by making periodic payments in accordance with a writtenpayment agreement with the department which agreement shall then be filed withthe family court; and/or
(iii) Meeting the obligor's health insurance obligation.
[See § 12-1-15 of the General Laws.]