110-142. Definitions; suspension and revocation of occupational, professional, or business licenses of obligors who are delinquent in court-ordered child support, or who are not in compliance with subpoenas issued pursuant to child support or paternity establishment proceedings.
The definitions in G.S. 110-129 and G.S. 147-54.12 apply to this section and G.S. 110-142.1, and G.S. 110-142.2. In addition, to these sections the following definitions apply:
(1) "Applicant" means any person applying for issuance or renewal of a license.
(2) "Board" means any department, division, agency, officer, board, or other unit of State government that issues licenses.
(3) "Certified list" means a list provided by the designated representative to the Department of Health and Human Services that verifies, under penalty of perjury, that the names contained therein are obligors who have been found to be out of compliance with a judgment or order for support in a IV-D case.
(4) "Compliance with an order for support" means that, as set forth in a judgment or order for child support or family support, the obligor is no more than 90 calendar days in arrears in making payments for current support, in making periodic payments on a support arrearage, or in making periodic payments on a reimbursement for public assistance, has obtained a judicial finding that precludes enforcement of the order, or has entered into a payment schedule, including G.S. 110-142.1(h), for the child support arrearage with the approval of the obligee in a IV-D case.
(5) "License" means (i) for the purposes of G.S. 110-142.1, a license, certificate, permit, registration, or any other authorization issued by a board that allows a person to engage in a business, occupation, or profession or (ii) for the purposes of G.S. 110-142.2, a license to operate a regular or commercial motor vehicle, or to participate in hunting, fishing, or trapping.
(6) "Licensee" means any person holding a license.
(7) "Obligor" means the individual who owes a duty to make child support payments under a court order. (1995, c. 538, s. 1.4; 1997-433, s. 5; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1998-17, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
§ 110-129.1 - Additional powers and duties of the Department.
§ 110-130 - Action by the designated representatives of the county commissioners.
§ 110-130.1 - Non-Work First services.
§ 110-130.2 - Collection of spousal support.
§ 110-131.1 - Notice; due process requirements met.
§ 110-132 - Affidavit of parentage and agreement to motion to set aside affidavit of parentage.
§ 110-132.1 - Paternity determination by another state entitled to full faith and credit.
§ 110-132.2 - Expedited procedures to establish paternity in IV-D cases.
§ 110-133 - Agreements of support.
§ 110-134 - Filing of affidavits, agreements, and orders; fees.
§ 110-135 - Debt to State created.
§ 110-136 - Garnishment for enforcement of child-support obligation.
§ 110-136.1 - Assignment of wages for child support.
§ 110-136.2 - Use of unemployment compensation benefits for child support.
§ 110-136.3 - Income withholding procedures; applicability.
§ 110-136.4 - Implementation of withholding in IV-D cases.
§ 110-136.5 - Implementation of withholding in non-IV-D cases.
§ 110-136.6 - Amount to be withheld.
§ 110-136.7 - Multiple withholding.
§ 110-136.8 - Notice to payor; payor's responsibilities.
§ 110-136.9 - Payment of withheld funds.
§ 110-136.10 - Termination of withholding.
§ 110-136.11 - National Medical Support Notice required.
§ 110-136.12 - IV-D agency responsibilities.
§ 110-136.13 - Employer responsibilities.
§ 110-136.14 - Health insurer or health care plan administrator responsibilities.
§ 110-138 - Duty of county to obtain support.
§ 110-138.1 - Duty of judicial officials to assist in obtaining support.
§ 110-139 - Location of absent parents.
§ 110-139.1 - Access to federal parent locator service; parental kidnapping and child custody cases.
§ 110-139.2 - Data match system; agreements with financial institutions.
§ 110-139.3 - High-volume, automated administrative enforcement in interstate cases (AEI).
§ 110-140 - Conformity with federal requirements; restriction on options without federal funding.