10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 22-2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 144-351-22-2 - NOTICE

The Division may serve notice upon a support obligor who is not in compliance with a support order that informs the obligor of the Division's intention to certify the obligor to the Secretary of State as an individual who is not in compliance with a support order. The notice must inform the obligor that:

A. The obligor may contest the issue of compliance at an administrative hearing;

B. A request for hearing must be made in writing and must be received by the Division within 20 days of service;

C. If the obligor requests a hearing within 20 days of service the Division shall stay action to certify the obligor to the Secretary of State for noncompliance with a support order pending a decision after hearing;

D. If the obligor does not timely request a hearing to contest the issue of compliance, the Division shall certify the obligor to the Secretary of State for noncompliance with a support order;

E. If the Division certifies the obligor to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State must suspend any motor vehicle operator's licenses that the obligor holds and the obligor's right to apply for or obtain a motor vehicle operator's license;

F. If the obligor requests a hearing, the obligor shall direct the request to the Division's support enforcement office that is responsible for handling the obligor's case; and

H. The obligor can come into compliance with a court order of support by:

1. Paying current support;

2. Paying all past-due support, or if unable to pay all past-due support and a periodic payment for past-due support has not been ordered by the court, by making periodic payments in accordance with a written agreement; and

3. Meeting the obligor's health insurance obligation.

The notice must include the address and telephone number of the Division's support enforcement office that issues the notice and a statement of the need for the obligor to obtain written confirmation of compliance from the Division as provided in section 8. The Division shall attach a copy of the obligor's order of support to the notice.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 22-2