North Carolina General Statutes 110-142. Definitions; suspension and revocation of occupational, professional, or business licenses of obligors who are delinquent in court-ordered child support, or who are not in compliance with subpoenas issued purs…
The definitions in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-129 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-54.12 apply to this section and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-142.1, and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-142.2 In addition, to these sections the following definitions apply:
(1) “Applicant” means any person applying for issuance or renewal of a license.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 110-142
- Court order: means any judgment or order of the courts of this State or of another state. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-129
- Designated representative: means any person or agency designated by a board of county commissioners or the Department of Health and Human Services to administer a program of child support enforcement for a county or region of the State. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-129
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- IV-D case: means a case in which services have been applied for or are being provided by a child support enforcement agency established pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act as amended and this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-129
- Obligor: means the individual who owes a duty to make child support payments or payments of alimony or postseparation support under a court order. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-129
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) “Board” means any department, division, agency, officer, board, or other unit of State government that issues licenses.
(3) “Certified list” means a list provided by the designated representative to the Department of Health and Human Services that verifies, under penalty of perjury, that the names contained therein are obligors who have been found to be out of compliance with a judgment or order for support in a IV-D case.
(4) “Compliance with an order for support” means that, as set forth in a judgment or order for child support or family support, the obligor is no more than 90 calendar days in arrears in making payments for current support, in making periodic payments on a support arrearage, or in making periodic payments on a reimbursement for public assistance, has obtained a judicial finding that precludes enforcement of the order, or has entered into a payment schedule, including N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-142.1(h), for the child support arrearage with the approval of the obligee in a IV-D case.
(5) “License” means (i) for the purposes of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-142.1, a license, certificate, permit, registration, or any other authorization issued by a board that allows a person to engage in a business, occupation, or profession or (ii) for the purposes of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-142.2, a license to operate a regular or commercial motor vehicle, or to participate in hunting, fishing, or trapping.
(6) “Licensee” means any person holding a license.
(7) “Obligor” means the individual who owes a duty to make child support payments under a court order. (1995, c. 538, s. 1.4; 1997-433, s. 5; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1998-17, s. 1.)