ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 329

(5) The Administration may not send any information about an obligor to
the Motor Vehicle Administration if:

(i) the Administration reaches an agreement with the obligor
regarding a scheduled payment of the obligor's child support arrearage or a court
issues an order for a scheduled payment of the child support arrearage; and

(ii) the obligor is complying with the agreement or court order.

(d)     If after information about an obligor is supplied to the Motor Vehicle
Administration the obligor's arrearage is paid in full or, the obligor has demonstrated
good faith by paying the ordered amount of support for 6 consecutive months, OR THE
ADMINISTRATION FINDS THAT ONE OF THE GROUNDS UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(I) OF
THIS SUBSECTION EXISTS, the Administration shall notify the Motor Vehicle
Administration to reinstate the obligor's license or privilege to drive.

(e)     The Secretary of Human Resources, in cooperation with the Secretary of
Transportation and the Office of Administrative Hearings, shall adopt regulations to
implement this section.

Article—Transportation

16-203.

(a) In this section, "Child Support Enforcement Administration" means the
Child Support Enforcement Administration of the Department of Human Resources.

(b) On notification by the Child Support Enforcement Administration in
accordance with § 10-119 of the Family Law Article that an obligor is 60 days or more
out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support
payments, the Administration:

(1) Shall suspend an obligor's license or privilege to drive in the State;

and

(2) May issue a work restricted license or work restricted privilege to
drive.

(c) (1) Prior to the suspension of a license or the privilege to drive in the
State and the issuance of a work restricted license or work restricted privilege to
drive under subsection (b) of this section, the Administration shall send written notice
of the proposed action to the obligor, including notice of the obligor's right to contest
[the accuracy of the information] THE PROPOSED SUSPENSION ON ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING GROUNDS;

(I) THE ADMINISTRATION HAS MISTAKEN THE IDENTITY OF THE
OBLIGOR;

(II) THE SUSPENSION OF THE OBLIGOR'S LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE
TO DRIVE IS CONTRARY TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE OBLIGOR'S CHILD;

(III) THAT THE SUSPENSION OF THE OBLIGOR'S LICENSE OR
PRIVILEGE TO DRIVE WOULD BE AN IMPEDIMENT TO THE OBLIGOR'S CURRENT OR

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