HB639 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Driver's license, suspension or restriction due to child support arrearage, cost of contempt petition, reimbursement of attorney fees and court costs by obligor required before license may be restored, Sec. 30-3-177 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides two methods by which
a person may have his or her driver's license
suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted for
failure to pay child support. The Department of
Human Resources, by administrative order, may
direct the Department of Public Safety to suspend
or otherwise restrict the driver's license of a
obligor who is six months or more in arrears on his
or her child support obligation, or the obligee to
whom the child support is to be paid may file a
contempt petition in the appropriate court</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require that when a petition
for contempt is filed seeking suspension or
restriction of a driver's license for failing to
pay child support, the court is required to order
the obligor to reimburse the obligee for the
attorney fees and court costs associated with
filing the petition for contempt. The bill would
prohibit the court from authorizing reinstatement
of a driver's license unless the obligor has
reimbursed the court costs associated with filing
the petition for contempt and has complied with the
order of the court to the satisfaction of the
court</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 30-3-177, Code of Alabama 1975, to
provide further for the filing of a contempt petition seeking
suspension or other restriction of a driver's license for
failure to pay court ordered child support; to require the
court to order reimbursement by the obligor of the attorney
fees and court costs associated with filing the petition for
contempt; and to provide that the court may not authorize
reinstatement of a license until the court costs are paid and
the other terms of the court order satisfied.
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Subjects
Motor Vehicles
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB639 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |