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Part III. Office of the Attorney General

Chapter 55. Child Support Enforcement

Subchapter H. License Suspension

1 TAC §§55.204, 55.205, 55.209

The Office of the Attorney General adopts amended 1 TAC §§55.204(a), 55.205(a) and (g), and 1TAC §55.209(a) concerning administrative procedures in actions to suspend licenses for failure to pay child support, without changes to proposed text as published in the November 21, 1997, issue of the Texas Register (22 TexReg 11187). The text will not be republished.

The amended sections are being adopted to update the new phone number and physical address of the Office of the Administrative Law Judge, and the physical address of the Administrative Law Section, of which the name is also amended to License Suspension Prosecutor for clarity, for contact and filing purposes. The amended §55.209(a) is also being adopted to clarify the procedure for requesting a telephone hearing.

The amended sections provide the updated phone number and physical address of the Office of the Administrative Law Judge, and the physical address of the Administrative Law Section, for contact and filing purposes, as well as clarify that the Administrative Law Section is the License Suspension Prosecutor. Amended §55.209(a) sets out the procedure for requesting a telephonic hearing in compliance with the recent consolidation of the Request for Telephonic Hearing into the Request for Hearing form. These rules affect the Family Code, Chapter 232.

No comments were received.

The amended sections are adopted under the Family Code, Chapter 232, Suspension of License for Failure to Pay Child Support or Comply with Subpoena, §232.016, which provides the Office of the Attorney General with the authority to prescribe forms and procedures for the implementation of Chapter 232.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 19, 1997.

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Effective date: January 8, 1998

Proposal publication date: November 21, 1997

For further information, please call: (512) 475-4499

1 TAC §55.217

The Office of the Attorney General adopts the repeal of 1 TAC §55.217 concerning administrative procedures in actions to suspend licenses for failure to pay child support, without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 21, 1997, issue of the Texas Register (22 TexReg 11188). The text will not be republished.

The repeal of the section is adopted because the section is duplicative of 1 TAC §55.213 authorizing the IV-D Agency to assess the cost of preparing a record of an agency license suspension proceeding against the appealing party pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.177.

The repeal of the section deletes a duplicative rule. It affects the Family Code, Chapter 232.

No comments were received.

The repeal of the section is adopted under the Family Code, Chapter 232, Suspension of License for Failure to Pay Child Support or Comply with Subpoena, §232.016, which provides the Office of the Attorney General with the authority to prescribe forms and procedures for the implementation of Chapter 232.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 19, 1997.

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Effective date: January 8, 1998

Proposal publication date: November 21, 1997

For further information, please call: (512) 475-4499