An Act To Penalize a Person Who is Habitually Late Making Child Support Payments LR 0872(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1298
Committee Amendment CA_A_H476 (House)
Amends: 10 MRSA §8006, 12 MRSA §6309, 12 MRSA §7079-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "PI" to H.P. 952, L.D. 1298, Bill, "An 
Act To Penalize a Person Who is Habitually Late Making Child 
Support Payments" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
. Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §8006, sub-§I, "B and C, as enacted by PL 
1993, c. 410, Pt. V, §1, are repealed and the following enacted 
in their place: 
B. 
"Compliance with a support order" means that the support 
obligor has obtained or maintained health insurance coverage 
if required by a support order and is: 
(1) 
No more than 60 days in arrears in making any of 
the following payments: 
(a) 
Payments in full for current support; 
(b) 
Periodic 
payments 
on 
a 
support 
arrearage 
pursuant 
to 
a 
written 
agreement 
with 
the 
Department of Human Services; and 
(c) 
Periodic payments as set forth in a support 
order; and 
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(2) 
No more than 30 days in arrears in making payments 
as described in subparagraph (1) if the obligor has 
been 
in arrears 
for 
more 
than 
days 
in 
making 
payments as described in subparagraph (1) at least 2 
times within the past 24 months. 
c. 
"Support order" means 
a 
judgment, 
decree or order, 
whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued 
by 
a 
court 
or 
an 
administrative 
agency 
of 
competent 
jurisdiction for the support and maintenance of a child, 
including a child who has attained the age of majority under 
the law of the issuing state, or a child and the parent with 
whom 
the 
child is 
living, 
that 
provides 
for 
monetary 
support, health care, arrearages or reimbursement and may 
include related costs and fees, 
interest and penalties, 
income withholding, attorney's fees and other relief. 
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §8006, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 694, 
Pt. D, §8 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: 
2. 
Noncompliance with a 
support order. 
An applicant for 
the issuance or renewal of a license or an existing licensee 
regulated by a 
board who is not in compliance with a 
eeliFt:: 
§upPQrt order eiE-5'1:ippeFt:: is subject to the requirements of Title 
19-A, section 2201. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6309, sub-§I, "A and B, as enacted by PL 
1993, c. 410, Pt. V, §2, are repealed and the following enacted 
in their place: 
A. 
"Compliance with a §upport order" mean§ that the support 
QbligQr has Qbtained Qr maintained health in§urance coverage 
if reguired by a §uPPQrt Qrder and is: 
(1) 
No mQre than 60 days in arrear§ in making any of 
the fQIlQwing payments: 
(a) 
Payments in full for current support; 
(b) 
Periodic 
payments 
on 
a 
support arrearage 
pursuant 
to 
a 
written 
agreement 
with 
the 
Department Qf Human Services; and 
(c) 
Periodic payments as set forth in a support 
order; and 
(2) 
No more than 30 days in arrear§ in making payments 
as described in subparagraph 
(1) if the obligor has 
been 
in arrears 
for 
more 
than 
days 
in 
making 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. fl.. to H.P. 952, L.D. 129. 
payments as described in subparagraph (1) at least 2 
times within the past 24 months. 
B. 
"Support order" 
means 
a 
judgment, 
decree or order, 
whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued 
by 
a 
court 
or 
an 
administrative 
agency 
of 
competent 
jurisdiction for the support and maintenance of a child, 
including a child who has attained the age of majority under 
the law of the issuing state, or a child and the parent with 
whom 
the 
child is 
living, 
that 
provides 
for 
monetary 
support, health care, arrearages or reimbursement and may 
include related costs 
and fees, 
interest and penalties, 
income withholding, attorney's fees and other relief. 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6309, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 537, 
§5 and affected by §62, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Noncompliance with a support order. 
An applicant for 
the issuance or renewal of a license or an existing licensee 
regulated by the department under this subpart who is not in 
compliance with a 
99liFE support order 
9~--S-tl.PF9FE is subject to 
the requirements of Title 19-A, section 2201. 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7079-B, sub-§I, ~~A and B, as enacted by PL 
1993, c. 410, Pt. V, §3, are repealed and the following enacted 
in their place: 
A. 
"Compliance with a support order" means that the support 
obligor has obtained or maintained health insurance coverage 
if required by a support order and is: 
(1) 
No more than 60 days in arrears in making any of 
the following payments: 
(a) 
Payments in full for current support; 
(b) 
Periodic 
payments 
on 
a 
support 
arrearage 
pursuant 
to 
a 
written 
agreement 
with 
the 
Department of Human Services; and 
(c) 
Periodic payments as set forth in a support 
order; and 
(2) 
No more than 30 days in arrears in making payments 
as described in subparagraph 
(1) if the obligor has 
been 
in arrears 
for 
more 
than 
days 
in making 
payments as described in subparagraph (1) at least 2 
times within the past 24 months. 
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B. 
"Support order" 
means 
a 
judgment. 
decree or order, 
whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued 
by 
a 
court 
or 
an 
administrative 
agency 
of 
competent 
jurisdiction for the support and maintenance of a child, 
including a child who has attained the age of majority under 
the law of the issuing state, or a child and the parent with 
whom 
the 
child is 
living, 
that 
provides 
for 
monetary 
support. health care, arrearages or reimbursement and may 
include related costs 
and fees, 
interest and penalties, 
income withholding, attorney's fees and other relief. 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7079-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 
537, §7 and affected by §62, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Noncompliance with a support order. 
An applicant for 
the issuance or renewal of a license or an existing licensee who 
is not in compliance with a 
ee1:lF1: support order 
ef--6~f'fleFt; is 
subject to the requirements of Title 19-A, section 2201. 
Sec. 7. 19·A MRSA §2101, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 
466, 
§S 
and affected by §28, 
is repealed and the following 
enacted in its place: 
2. 
Compliance with a 
support order. 
"Compliance with a 
support order" means that the support obligor has obtained or 
maintained health insurance coverage if required by a 
support 
order and is: 
A. 
No more than 60 days in arrears in making any of the 
following payments: 
(1) 
Payments in full for current support; 
(2) 
Periodic payments on a support arrearage pursuant 
to a written agreement with the department; and 
(3) 
Periodic payments as set forth in a support order; 
and 
B. 
No more than 30 days in arrears in making payments as 
described in paragraph A if the obligor has been in arrears 
for more than 30 days in making payments as described in 
paragraph A at least 2 times within the past 24 months. 
Sec. 8. 19·A MRSA §2201, sub-§15,~, as enacted by PL 1995, 
c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: 
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.. to H.P. 952, L.D. 1298 
B. 
The 
number 
of 
support 
obligors 
identified by 
the 
department under this section who are not in compliance with 
a eeHF~ support order ef-sHFFeF~; and' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
amends 
department-specific 
language 
concerning license suspension for failure to pay child support. 
The term "compliance with a court order of support" is replaced 
with "compliance with a 
support order" and the definition is 
revised in the laws within the jurisdictions of the Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation, the Department of Marine 
Resources and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to 
be consistent with the 
new definition in the child support 
enforcement laws proposed in the bill. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Revised: 05116/03 ;::;J;pae. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1298 
An Act To Penalize a Person Who is Habitually Late Making Child 
Support Payments 
LR 0872(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal note assumes a minor increase in State child support collections. 
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