Sec. 232.003. SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. (a) A court or the Title IV-D agency may issue an order suspending a license as provided by this chapter if an individual who is an obligor:
(1) owes overdue child support in an amount equal to or greater than the total support due for three months under a support order;
(2) has been provided an opportunity to make payments toward the overdue child support under a court-ordered or agreed repayment schedule; and
(3) has failed to comply with the repayment schedule.
(b) A court or the Title IV-D agency may issue an order suspending a license as provided by this chapter if a parent or alleged parent has failed, after receiving appropriate notice, to comply with a subpoena.
(c) A court may issue an order suspending license as provided by this chapter for an individual for whom a court has rendered an enforcement order under Chapter 157 finding that the individual has failed to comply with the terms of a court order providing for the possession of or access to a child.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 85, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 22, 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 83, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 724, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle D - Administrative Services
Chapter 232 - Suspension of License
Section 232.002. Licensing Authorities Subject to Chapter
Section 232.0021. Application of Chapter to Texas Lottery Commission
Section 232.0022. Suspension or Nonrenewal of Motor Vehicle Registration
Section 232.003. Suspension of License
Section 232.004. Petition for Suspension of License
Section 232.005. Contents of Petition
Section 232.007. Hearing on Petition to Suspend License
Section 232.008. Order Suspending License for Failure to Pay Child Support
Section 232.009. Default Order
Section 232.010. Review of Final Administrative Order
Section 232.011. Action by Licensing Authority
Section 232.012. Motion to Revoke Stay
Section 232.013. Vacating or Staying Order Suspending License
Section 232.0135. Denial of License Issuance or Renewal
Section 232.014. Fee by Licensing Authority
Section 232.015. Cooperation Between Licensing Authorities and Title Iv-D Agency