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Senate debates, amends bill letting ORS suspend licenses for unpaid child support; sponsors add a fail‑safe
Summary
Senators spent extended floor time on HB 15, which would allow the Office of Recovery Services to administratively suspend drivers’ licenses for parents 60 days behind on child support; sponsors added an amendment creating a process to rescind suspensions on prompt claim and appeal.
Senators debated House Bill 15 on Feb. 14, 2007, a measure that would allow the Office of Recovery Services (ORS) to administratively initiate suspension of a noncustodial parent’s driver’s license if the parent is 60 days behind on court‑ordered child support, with a 30‑day window for the obligor to contact ORS to avoid suspension and the possibility of a conditional driving permit for employment, education or visitation.
Sponsor Senator Walker (carrying Representative Fisher’s House bill) framed the bill as a targeted enforcement tool for obligors “who can afford to pay but refuse to pay.” Walker cited a…
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