Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 3 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chapter 55 - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subchapter H - LICENSE SUSPENSION
Section 55.205 - Initiating a Proceeding
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Filing the Petition. The petitioner initiates a proceeding by filing the Petition to Suspend License packet with: Coordinator, Office of the Attorney General, Child Support Division, 5500 E. Oltorf, Austin, Texas 78741 (hand delivery); P.O. Box 12017, Mail Code 039-3, Austin, Texas 78711-2017 (Postal Service delivery).
(b) Petition to Suspend License Packet. The packet is the Notice of Filing Petition to Suspend License, with all attachments, including the Petition to Suspend License, Request for Hearing, all relevant court orders and payment records.
(c) Issuance of Notice of Filing of Petition to Suspend License. After determining that the packet is complete, the coordinator will assign a docket number to the petition, seal the notice, and file-stamp the notice and petition.
(d) Service. The coordinator is responsible for obtaining service of the notice on the obligor in accordance with Texas Family Code § 232.006.
(e) Evidence of Service. Upon obtaining service on the obligor, the coordinator must file evidence that service has been obtained. A copy of the return of service, a copy of the return receipt on certified mail, or an affidavit of service issued by the coordinator is evidence that service has been obtained.