Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §2101, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 466, §5 and affected by §28, is repealed and the following eancted in its place: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:

(1)__In making payments in full for current support;

(2)__In making periodic payments on a support arrearage pursuant to a written agreement with the department; and

(3)__In making 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.

SUMMARY

This bill penalizes child support obligors who are habitually late making child support payments. Under current law, an obligor must be at least 60 days late in making child support payments before the Department of Human Services starts proceedings to revoke driver's licenses, recreational licenses and occupational and professional credentials. This bill authorizes the department to start those proceedings when a child support obligor is only 30 days late in making child support payments if that obligor has been at least 30 days late in making payments at least twice during the past 24 months.