Licence Suspension and Denial: Overview of a New Mechanism for Child Support Enforcement

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 1.0 INTRODUCTION
• 2.0 METHOD
• 3.0 LICENCE SUSPENSION IN THE UNITED STATES
  • 3.1 State Legislative Authority
  • 3.2 The Types of Occupational Licences Subject to Suspension
  • 3.3 Trigger Points: What Arrearage is Necessary before Payors are Targeted?
  • 3.4 Administrative and Judicial Decision Making and Procedural Safeguards
  • 3.5 Temporary Licences
  • 3.6 Matching Payors to Licence Holders
  • 3.7 Reinstatement of the Licence
  • 3.8 Monitoring and Evaluation: Child Support Payments Received
  • 3.9 Communications and Public Legal Education
  • 3.10 Benefits and Drawbacks of Licence Restriction Programs in the United States
• 4.0 LICENCE DENIAL AND SUSPENSION PROGRAMS IN CANADA
  • 4.1 Drivers' Licence Restriction in Canada
  • 4.2 Passport and Federal Occupational Licence Revocation
• 5.0 CONCLUSIONS
  • 5.1 Summary
  • 5.2 Policy Implications
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX A: STATE LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING LICENCE SUSPENSIONS
• APPENDIX B: A SUMMARY OF PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL LICENCE RESTRICTION LEGISLATION

LIST OF TABLES

• Table 1:
  Professional, Occupational/Trade, Business, and Recreational Licence Suspensions in the U.S

• Table 2:
  The Amount of Arrearage Triggering Licence Suspensions in the United States

• Table 3:
  An Overview of Drivers' Licence Suspension and Restriction Legislation in Canada

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