1 TAC §55.203
The Office of the Attorney General proposes amendments to
§55.203(b) and §55.203(f)(2) concerning actions to suspend licenses
for failure to pay child support. The amended forms for the Petition to Suspend
License correspond with legislative amendments to Chapter 232 of the Family
Code, Suspension of License for Failure to Pay Child Support or Comply with
Subpoena. The forms clarify the pleading and track the new statutory language
of Family Code §232.005 including a statement of the total amount of
arrearages allegedly owed under a child support order.
David Vela, IV-D Director, Child Support Division, has determined that
for the first five-year period these forms are in effect there will be no
fiscal implications for state or local government as a result of enforcing
or administering the forms.
Mr. Vela also has determined that for each year of the first five years
these forms are in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the form is clarification and compliance with the statutory language in Family
Code, Chapter 232, license suspension actions for failure to pay child support.
There will be no effect on small businesses. There is no anticipated economic
cost to persons who are required to comply with the forms as proposed.
Comments may be submitted to Tod L. Adamson, Child Support Division, Administrative
Law Section, Office of the Attorney General, 5500 East Oltorf, Room 347, Austin,
Texas 78741, or P.O. Box 12017, mailcode 073, Austin, Texas, 78711-2017, (512)
460-6121.
The amended forms are proposed under the Family Code, Chapter
232, Suspension of License for Failure to Pay Child Support or Comply with
Subpoena, §232.016, which provides the Office of the Attorney General
with the authority to prescribe forms and procedures for the implementation
of Chapter 232.
The Family Code, Chapter 232, is affected by the new forms.
§55.203.Forms.
(a)
(No change.)
(b)
Petition to Suspend License. The petition shall take the
form as follows:
Figure 1: 1 TAC §55.203(b)
(c) - (e)
(No change.)
(f)
The Office of the Attorney General promulgates the following
two forms as suggested model forms for use by the courts.
(1)
(No change.)
(2)
Petition to Suspend License. The suggested model
petition form takes the form as follows:
Figure 2: 1 TAC §55.203(f)(2)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 17, 1997.
TRD-9716866
Sarah Shirley
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Earliest possible date of adoption: February 2, 1998
For further information, please call: (512) 475-4499