                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL OR OTHER LICENSE TO INCLUDE SOCIAL SECURITY OR
CONTROL NUMBER; SUSPENSION UPON DELINQUENCY; PROCEDURE (§ 63.2-1937)

Every initial application for or application for renewal of a license,
certificate, registration or other authorization to engage in a business, trade,
profession or occupation issued by the Commonwealth pursuant to Titles 22.1,
38.2, 46.2 or 54.1 or any other provision of law shall require that the
applicant provide his social security number or a control number issued by the
Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 46.2-342.
		Upon 30 days&#8217; notice to an obligor who (i) has failed to comply with a
subpoena, summons or warrant relating to paternity or child support proceedings
or (ii) is alleged to be delinquent in the payment of child support by a period
of 90 days or more or for $5,000 or more, an obligee or the Department on behalf
of an obligee, may petition either the court that entered or the court that is
enforcing the order for child support for an order suspending any license,
certificate, registration or other authorization to engage in a business, trade,
profession or occupation, or recreational activity issued to the obligor by the
Commonwealth pursuant to Titles 22.1, 29.1, 38.2, 46.2 or 54.1 or any other
provision of law. The notice shall be sent in accordance with the provisions of
§ 8.01-296, 8.01-327, or 8.01-329, by certified mail, with proof of actual
receipt, or by electronic means. The notice shall specify that (a) the obligor
has 30 days from the date of receipt to comply with the subpoena, summons or
warrant or pay the delinquency or to reach an agreement with the obligee or the
Department to pay the delinquency and (b) if compliance is not forthcoming or
payment is not made or an agreement cannot be reached within that time, a
petition will be filed seeking suspension of any license, certificate,
registration or other authorization to engage in a business, trade, profession
or occupation, or recreational license issued by the Commonwealth to the
obligor.
		The court shall not suspend a license, certificate, registration or
authorization upon finding that an alternate remedy is available to the obligee
or the Department that is likely to result in collection of the delinquency.
Further, the court may refuse to order the suspension upon finding that (1)
suspension would result in irreparable harm to the obligor or employees of the
obligor or would not result in collection of the delinquency or (2) the obligor
has made a demonstrated, good faith effort to reach an agreement with the
obligee or the Department.
		If the court finds that the obligor is delinquent in the payment of child
support by 90 days or more or in an amount of $5,000 or more and holds a
license, certificate, registration or other authority to engage in a business,
trade, profession or occupation or recreational activity issued by the
Commonwealth, it shall order suspension. The order shall require the obligor to
surrender any license, certificate, registration or other such authorization to
the issuing entity within 90 days of the date on which the order is entered. If
at any time after entry of the order the obligor (A) pays the delinquency or (B)
reaches an agreement with the obligee or the Department to satisfy the
delinquency within a period not to exceed 10 years and makes at least one
payment, representing at least five percent of the total delinquency or $500,
whichever is greater, pursuant to the agreement, or (C) complies with the
subpoena, summons or warrant or reaches an agreement with the Department with
respect to the subpoena, summons or warrant, upon proof of payment or
certification of the compliance or agreement, the court shall order
reinstatement. Payment shall be proved by certified copy of the payment record
issued by the Department or notarized statement of payment signed by the
obligee. No fee shall be charged to a person who obtains reinstatement of a
license, certificate, registration or authorization pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 764, § 63.1-263.1; 1997, cc. 794, 857, 898; 2002, c. 747;
2016, c. 29.