Title 31, Title 31. Domestic Relations-Children

On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, a board shall determine whether the individual named in the notice holds or has applied for a license from the board. If the board determines that the individual holds or has applied for a license and the ind…

A board shall maintain a file containing each notice it receives pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code that names an individual who does not hold a license issued by the board. On receipt of an application for a license from such an individual, the board shall proceed i…

Not later than seven days after receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.45 or 3123.46 of the Revised Code, the board shall, if the individual is otherwise eligible for the license and wants the license, issue a license to or renew a license of the individual, or if the indiv…

Notwithstanding section 119.06 of the Revised Code, a board shall not hold any hearing in connection with an order refusing to issue or renew a license for, or suspending a license of, an individual pursuant to section 3123.47 of the Revised Code.

A board shall require each application for a license, or renewal of a license, issued by the board to include the applicant's social security number.

If either of the following occurs with respect to an individual who is an obligor under a child support order, the child support enforcement agency administering the child support order may determine whether the individual holds a driver's or commercial driver's license, motorcyc…

If a child support enforcement agency, pursuant to section 3123.53 of the Revised Code, determines that an individual holds a license, endorsement, or permit or has applied for, or is likely to apply for, a license, endorsement, or permit, it shall send the notice described in se…

(A) Notice shall be sent to the individual described in section 3123.53 of the Revised Code in compliance with section 3121.23 of the Revised Code. The notice shall specify that a court or child support enforcement agency has determined the individual to be in default under a chi…

A child support enforcement agency that sent a notice under section 3123.54 of the Revised Code of an individual's default under a child support order shall send to the registrar of motor vehicles a notice that the individual is not in default if it determines that the individual…

A child support enforcement agency that sent a notice under section 3123.54 of the Revised Code of an individual's failure to comply with a warrant or subpoena shall send to the registrar of motor vehicles a notice that the individual is no longer out of compliance if the court o…

(A) On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.54 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall determine whether the individual named in the notice holds or has applied for a driver's license or commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or endo…

The registrar of motor vehicles shall maintain a list of names of individuals identified in notices sent to the registrar pursuant to section 3123.54 of the Revised Code that do not hold a driver's or commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or t…

Not later than seven days after receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.56 or 3123.57 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall notify each deputy registrar of the notice. The registrar and each deputy registrar shall then, if the individual otherwise is eli…

A child support enforcement agency may, pursuant to rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code, direct the registrar of motor vehicles to eliminate from the abstract maintained by the bureau of motor vehicles any reference to the suspension of an individual's license…

Notwithstanding section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall not hold any hearing in connection with an order refusing to issue or renew a license, permit, or endorsement for, or suspending a license, permit, or endorsement of, an individual pursuant …

(A) As used in this section, "recreational license" means any license, permit, or stamp issued pursuant to section 1533.10, 1533.11, 1533.111, 1533.112, or 1533.32 of the Revised Code.(B) If a court or child support enforcement agency makes a final and enforceable determination p…

The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement sections 3123.41 to 3123.50, 3123.53 to 3123.60, and 3123.62 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include both of the following: (A) Requirements concerning …

If a court or a child support enforcement agency makes a final and enforceable determination pursuant to sections 3123.01 to 3123.07 of the Revised Code that an obligor is in default under a support order, the agency administering the support order may assert a lien on real and p…

The amount of the arrearage due under the support order determined to be in default pursuant to sections 3123.01 to 3123.07 of the Revised Code, and any amounts due for current support that become an arrearage after the date the default determination was made, shall be a lien aga…

On receiving a copy of a lien filed in another state that is similar to a lien described in section 3123.67 of the Revised Code, a copy of the order for child support that is the basis of the lien, and a copy of the court or administrative determination finding the obligor to be …

A child support enforcement agency shall, no later than ten days after filing a lien pursuant to section 3123.67 or 3123.68 of the Revised Code, serve a copy of the lien by regular mail on the obligor whose real or personal property is subject to the lien and the person or state …

A lien imposed pursuant to sections 3123.66 to 3123.68 of the Revised Code shall have priority over liens, mortgages, security interests, or other types of encumbrances that are associated with the real and personal property subject to the lien imposed by sections 3123.66 to 3123…

The lien filed with the county recorder shall be effective until the county recorder discharges the lien. The county recorder shall discharge the lien within five days after a child support enforcement agency files a notice pursuant to section 3123.72 of the Revised Code requesti…

A child support enforcement agency shall file a notice requesting that the county recorder discharge the lien if one of the following applies:(A) The lien is satisfied through an action pursuant to section 3123.74 of the Revised Code.(B) The obligor makes full payment of the arre…

A child support enforcement agency is entitled to have, and may cause, real and personal property subject to a lien established pursuant to sections 3123.66 to 3123.68 of the Revised Code to be sold pursuant to section 3123.74 of the Revised Code.

(A) To obtain a sale of property subject to a lien established under sections 3123.66 to 3123.68 of the Revised Code, a child support enforcement agency shall file, with the appropriate court of the county in which the property is located, as described in section 3123.741 of the …

The complaint described in section 3123.74 of the Revised Code shall be filed in the court as follows:(A) If the child support in arrears was ordered by a court in the county in which the property in question is located, in that court;(B) If the child support in arrears was order…

A sale of real or personal property pursuant to section 3123.74 of the Revised Code extinguishes the lien associated with the property.

A child support enforcement agency may at any time release a lien imposed pursuant to sections 3123.66 to 3123.68 of the Revised Code, on all or part of the property of the obligor, or return seized property without liability, if assurance of payment is deemed adequate by the age…

Any person or state agency, after service described in section 3123.69 of the Revised Code, that releases, sells, transfers, or conveys real or personal property subject to the lien to or for the benefit of the obligor or any other person or fails or refuses to surrender property…

Obtaining a lien under sections 3123.66 to 3123.68 of the Revised Code does not affect any other legal remedies available against obligors or their property by persons entitled to receive child support that is in arrears or otherwise due, including the use of a judgment lien unde…

The office of child support created in the department of job and family services shall work with the secretary of the treasury to collect past-due child support from refunds of paid federal taxes that are payable to the individual who owes the past-due support in accordance with …

As used in sections 3123.82 to 3123.823 of the Revised Code:(A) "Obligor" means a person who owes "overdue support," as defined in section 666 of Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 98 Stat. 1306 (1984), 42 U.S.C. 666, as amended, and any rules promulgated under Title IV-D.(…

The office of child support created in the department of job and family services under section 3125.02 of the Revised Code shall work with the tax commissioner to collect the following:(A) Overdue support from refunds of paid state income taxes under Chapter 5747. of the Revised …

No overdue support or overpaid child support shall be collected from refunds of state income taxes paid by an obligor or obligee unless all of the following conditions are met:(A) Any reduction authorized by section 5747.12 of the Revised Code has first been made, except as other…

The director of job and family services, in conjunction with the tax commissioner, shall adopt rules, pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to establish procedures to implement sections 3123.82 to 3123.823 of the Revised Code. These procedures shall embody principles of d…

The office of child support may ask the secretary of the treasury for, and may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the secretary to obtain, administrative offsets to collect past due child support amounts in accordance with the "Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996," 110 St…

(A) As used in this section, "prison," "prison term," and "jail" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.(B) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, including sections 5145.16 and 5147.30 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in secti…

(A) The requirements of this section are effective on the date that all support orders have been converted to the automated data processing system under section 3125.07 of the Revised Code and the office of child support in the department of job and family services authorizes cen…

(A) The department of job and family services shall develop and implement a real time data match program with the state lottery commission and its lottery sales agents and lottery agents to identify obligors who are subject to a final and enforceable determination of default made…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Casino facility," "casino operator," and "management company" have the meanings defined in section 3772.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Sports gaming proprietor" has the meaning defined in section 3775.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Lottery sports gam…

As used in sections 3123.91 to 3123.932 of the Revised Code, "consumer reporting agency" means any person that, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit informat…

If a court or child support enforcement agency makes a final and enforceable determination pursuant to sections 3123.01 to 3123.07 of the Revised Code that an obligor is in default under a support order, the child support enforcement agency administering the support order shall c…

If a child support enforcement agency contacts a consumer reporting agency and if the obligor pays the entire arrearage under the support order that is the basis for the determination of default, both of the following apply:(A) The obligor may give each consumer reporting agency …

Any consumer reporting agency may contact the office of child support and request information as to whether a specified person is required to pay support under a support order. The request shall include the person's name, the person's address and social security or other identifi…

On receipt of the request, the office of child support shall review the case registry created pursuant to section 3121.81 of the Revised Code to determine if the person is required to pay support under a support order.