Iowa § 252J.1 - 252J.1 Definitions.

§ 252J.1. 252J.1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Certificate of noncompliance” means a document provided by child support services certifying that the named individual is not in compliance with any of the following: a. A support order. b. A written agreement for payment of support entered into by child support services and the obligor. c. A subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or support proceeding. 2. “Child support services” means child support services created in section 252B.2. 3. “Department” means the department of health and human services. 4. “Individual” means a parent, an obligor, or a putative father in a paternity or support proceeding. 5. “License” means a license, certification, registration, permit, approval, renewal, or other similar authorization issued to an individual by a licensing authority which evidences the admission to, or granting of authority to engage in, a profession, occupation, business, industry, or recreation or to operate or register a motor vehicle. “License” includes licenses for hunting, fishing, boating, or other recreational activity. 6. “Licensee” means an individual to whom a license has been issued, or who is seeking the issuance of a license. 7. “Licensing authority” means a county treasurer, county recorder or designated depositary, the supreme court, or an instrumentality, agency, board, commission, department, officer, organization, or any other entity of the state, which has authority within this state to suspend or revoke a license or to deny the renewal or issuance of a license authorizing an individual to register or operate a motor vehicle or to engage in a business, occupation, profession, recreation, or industry. 8. “Obligor” means a natural person as defined in section 252G.1 who has been ordered by a court or administrative authority to pay support. 9. “Subpoena or warrant” means a subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or support proceeding initiated or obtained by child support services or a child support agency as defined in section 252H.2. 10. “Support” means support or support payments as defined in section 252D.16, whether established through court or administrative order. 11. “Support order” means an order for support issued pursuant to chapter 232, 234, 252A, 252C, 252D, 252E, 252F, 252H, 598, 600B, or any other applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of another state or foreign country as registered with the clerk of the district court or certified to child support services. 12. “Withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance” means a document provided by child support services certifying that the certificate of noncompliance is withdrawn and that the licensing authority may proceed with issuance, reinstatement, or renewal of an individual’s license. 95 Acts, ch 115, §1; 97 Acts, ch 175, §112, 113; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §108; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §959 Referred to in §252B.5, 252B.9, 252I.1 Thu Dec 11 19:16:25 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 252J.1 (19, 0)