LAC 55:III.114. Suspension or Denial of Driving Privileges for Failure to Pay Child Support

A. The Office of Motor Vehicles will suspend the driver’s license of any person that fails to pay child support upon receipt of a court order or upon notification from the Department of Children and Family Services. B. Upon receipt of notification the Office of Motor Vehicles will add an indefinite suspension to the driver’s license record unless the order of suspension issued by the court specifies a specific time period as provided in R.S. 9:315.32(A)(1)(b). In case where a specific time period has not been specified by the court, the driver’s license will remain suspended until the Office of Motor Vehicles receives: 1. an order or partial compliance is received from the court and authorizes the issuance of a temporary operator license or a partial release compliance certificate is received from the Department of Children and Family Services. C. The reinstatement fee established in R.S. 32:414(H) shall be paid prior to any reinstatement. D. Electronic Reporting Requirements 1. The Department of Children and Family Services will electronically report orders of noncompliance, support order compliance and partial compliance releases to the Office of Motor Vehicles through secure file transfer. The file transfer shall be in the format provided by the Office of Technology Services. 2. The Office of Motor Vehicles through the Office of Technology Services will add the orders of noncompliance, support order compliance and partial compliance releases to the appropriate driver’s license record.