POSSIBLE TROUBLE RENEWING YOUR TEXAS DRIVERS LICENSE IF YOU OWE CHILD SUPPORT

POSSIBLE TROUBLE RENEWING YOUR TEXAS DRIVERS LICENSE IF YOU OWE CHILD SUPPORT

The court or Title IV-D agency may stay an order suspending a license conditioned on the individual’s compliance with:

1. A reasonable repayment schedule that is incorporated in the order
2. The requirements of a reissued and delivered subpoena
3. The requirements of any court order pertaining to the possession of or access to a child

The court or Title IV-D agency may not stay an order unless the individual makes an immediate partial payment in an amount specified by the court or Title IV-D agency. The amount specified may not be less than $200.

A licensing authority that receives the information shall refuse to accept an application for issuance of a license to the obligor or renewal of an existing license of the obligor until the authority is notified by the child support agency that the obligor has:

1. Paid all child support arrearages
2. Made an immediate payment of not less than $200 toward child support arrearages owed and established with the agency a satisfactory repayment schedule for the remainder or is in compliance with a court order for payment of the arrearages
3. Been granted an exemption as part of a court supervised plan to improve the obligor’s earnings and child support payment
4. Successfully contested the denial of issuance or renewal of license

An order suspending a license rendered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the order was rendered.