Notice of probationary status for failure to pay child support; suspension; reinstatement

Sec. 29. (a) Upon receiving an order from the bureau (Title IV-D agency) under IC 31-25-4-32(i) or IC 31-25-4-34(d), the commissioner shall place on probationary status any license issued under this article and held by the person who is the subject of the order. The commissioner shall send the person a notice that does the following: (1) States that the person's license has been placed on probationary status. (2) States that the person's license will be suspended if the commissioner has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice. (3) Describes the amount of child support that the person is in arrears. (4) Explains the procedures to: (A) pay the person's child support arrearage in full; and (B) establish a payment plan with the bureau to pay the arrearage, which must include an income withholding order under IC 31-16-15-2 or IC 31-16-15-2.5. (b) If the commissioner has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice in subsection (a), the commissioner shall suspend the license issued to the person under this article. (c) The commissioner may not reinstate any license placed on probationary status or suspended under this section until the commissioner receives a notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) that the person has addressed the delinquency.