Louisiana § RS 9:315.31 - Definitions

§ RS 9:315.31. Definitions

As used in this Subpart:

(1)  "Board" means any agency, board, commission, or office, public or private, that issues any license for activity specified in Paragraph (6) of this Section.

(2)  "Compliance with an order of support" means that the support obligor is no more than ninety days in arrears in making payments in full for current support or in making periodic payments as set forth in a court order of support, and has obtained or maintained health insurance coverage if required by an order of support.

(3)  "Contempt of court" means that a person has been found guilty of a direct contempt of court for a contumacious failure to comply with a subpoena, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 222(5), or a constructive contempt of court for willful disobedience of a lawful order of the court, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 224(2), in or ancillary to a child support or paternity proceeding.

(4)  "Court" means any court exercising jurisdiction over the determination of child support, paternity, or criminal neglect of family proceedings.

(5)  "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services when rendering child support enforcement services in  TANF or non-TANF cases.

(6)  "License" means any license, certification, registration, permit, approval, or other similar document evidencing admission to or granting authority for any of the following:

(a)  To engage in a profession, occupation, business, or industry.

(b)  To operate a motor vehicle.

(c)  To participate in any sporting activity, including fishing and hunting.

(7)  "Licensee" means any individual holding a license, certification, registration, permit, approval, or other similar document evidencing admission to or granting authority to engage in any activity specified in Paragraph (6) hereof.  The term "licensee" may be used interchangeably with "obligor".

(8)  "Obligee" means any person to whom an award of child support is owed and may include the department.

(9)  "Obligor" means any individual legally obligated to support a child or children pursuant to an order of support.  The term "obligor" may be used interchangeably with "licensee".

(10)  "Order of support" means any judgment or order for the support of dependent children issued by any court of this state or another state, including any judgment or order issued in accordance with an administrative procedure established by state law that affords substantial due process and is subject to judicial review.

(11)  "Suspension" means a temporary revocation of a license for an indefinite period of time or the denial of an application for issuance or renewal of a license.

Acts 1995, No. 1078, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1249, §1, eff. July 1, 1997.