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House approves driver-license suspension for nonpayment of child support after amendments
Summary
House passes HB 297 to permit suspension of driving privileges for noncustodial parents who pay nothing in child support; sponsors and critics argued over fairness, enforcement and whether existing tools suffice. An amendment added reciprocal sanction for custodial parents who violate visitation orders.
The Utah House approved House Bill 297, a child-support enforcement measure that allows suspension of driver’s licenses for noncustodial parents who fail to pay court-ordered child support. Sponsors described the bill as targeted at people who are paying nothing and said the measure complements existing income-withholding tools for salaried workers.
The sponsor moved pink-sheet amendments clarifying enforcement…
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