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(a) The department shall certify in writing or by electronic data exchange to each licensing authority that licenses the obligor that an obligor is not in compliance with an order of support if:
(1) The obligor does not timely request a hearing upon service of notice issued under § 36-5-702 and is not in compliance with an order of support twenty-one (21) days after service of the notice provided for in § 36-5-702;
(2) The obligor has not entered into a written agreement satisfactory to the department for payment of the arrearage within twenty (20) days after service of the notice in § 36-5-702 or within such longer period as may be agreed to by the department, or having entered into such a written agreement has failed to comply with such agreement;
(3) The department issues a decision after a hearing that finds the obligor is not in compliance with an order of support; or
(4) A court, upon a petition for judicial review of the department's decision after its issuance of a stay of that decision pending its ruling, enters a judgment that upholds the department's finding that the obligor is not in compliance with an order of support.
(b) The department shall certify in writing or by electronic data exchange to the department of safety that an obligor is not in compliance with an order of support but is eligible for a restricted license if the department enters into an agreement that includes eligibility for a restricted license, pursuant to § 36-5-714.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 36. Domestic Relations § 36-5-705 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-36-domestic-relations/tn-code-sect-36-5-705/
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