{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-139.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-139.1","heading":"Revocation, suspension, nonissuance, or nonrenewal of","body":"license or placement of obligor on probation as remedy for\n\nnoncompliance with support order.\n\nA. As used in this section and Section 6-201.1 of Title 47 of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes:\n\n1. \"Licensing board\" means any bureau, department, division,\n\nboard, agency or commission of this state or of a municipality in\n\nthis state that issues a license;\n\n2. \"Noncompliance with an order for support\" means that the\n\nobligor has failed to make child support payments required by a\n\nchild support order in an amount equal to the child support payable\n\nfor at least ninety (90) days or has failed to make full payments\n\npursuant to a court-ordered payment plan for at least ninety (90)\n\ndays or has failed to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage\n\nas required by an order for support for at least ninety (90) days or\n\nhas failed, after receiving appropriate notice to comply with\n\nsubpoenas or orders relating to paternity or child support\n\nproceedings or has failed to comply with an order to submit to\n\ngenetic testing to determine paternity;\n\n3. \"Order for support\" means any judgment or order for the\n\nsupport of dependent children or an order to submit to genetic\n\ntesting to determine paternity issued by any court of this state or\n\nother state or any judgment or order issued in accordance with an\n\nadministrative procedure established by state law that affords\n\nsubstantial due process and is subject to judicial review;\n\n4. \"License\" means any recreational license or permit\n\nincluding, but not limited to, a hunting and fishing license or\n\nother authorization issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Wildlife\n\nConservation Code, or certificates of title for vessels and motors\n\nand other licenses or registrations issued pursuant to the Oklahoma\n\nVessel and Motor Registration Act;\n\n5. \"Obligor\" means the person who is required to make payments\n\nor comply with other provisions of an order for support;\n\n6. \"Oklahoma Child Support Services (OCSS)\" means the state\n\nagency designated to administer a statewide plan for child support\n\npursuant to Section 237 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n7. \"Person entitled\" means:\n\na. a person to whom a support debt or support obligation\n\nis owed,\n\nb. the OCSS or a public agency of another state that has\n\nthe right to receive current or accrued support\n\npayments or that is providing support enforcement\n\nservices, or\n\nc. a person designated in a support order or as otherwise\n\nspecified by the court; and\n\n8. \"Payment plan\" includes, but is not limited to, a plan\n\napproved by the court that provides sufficient security to ensure\n\ncompliance with a support order and/or that incorporates voluntary\n\nor involuntary income assignment or a similar plan for periodic\n\npayment on an arrearage and, if applicable, current and future\n\nsupport.\n\nB. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the\n\ndistrict courts of this state are hereby authorized to order the\n\nrevocation, suspension, nonissuance or nonrenewal of a license or\n\nthe placement of the obligor on probation who is in noncompliance\n\nwith an order for support.\n\n2. The remedy under this section is in addition to any other\n\nenforcement remedy available to the court.\n\nC. 1. At any hearing involving the support of a child, if the\n\ndistrict court finds evidence presented at the hearing that an\n\nobligor is in noncompliance with an order for support and the\n\nobligor is licensed by any licensing board, the court, in addition\n\nto any other enforcement action available, may suspend or revoke the\n\nlicense of the obligor who is in noncompliance with the order of\n\nsupport or place the obligor on probation pursuant to paragraph 2 of\n\nthis subsection.\n\n2. a. To be placed on probation, the obligor shall agree to\n\na payment plan to:\n\n(1) make all future child support payments as\n\nrequired by the current order during the period\n\nof probation, and\ncement action available, may suspend or revoke the\n\nlicense of the obligor who is in noncompliance with the order of\n\nsupport or place the obligor on probation pursuant to paragraph 2 of\n\nthis subsection.\n\n2. a. To be placed on probation, the obligor shall agree to\n\na payment plan to:\n\n(1) make all future child support payments as\n\nrequired by the current order during the period\n\nof probation, and\n\n(2) pay the full amount of the arrearage:\n\n(a) by lump sum by a date certain, if the court\n\ndetermines the obligor has the ability, or\n\n(b) by making monthly payments in addition to\n\nthe monthly child support amount pursuant to\n\nSection 137 of this title.\n\nb. The payments required to be made pursuant to this\n\nsection shall continue until the child support\n\narrearage and interest which was the subject of the\n\nlicense revocation action have been paid in full.\n\n3. If the court orders probation, the appropriate licensing\n\nboard shall not be notified and no action is required of that board.\n\n4. Probation shall be conditioned upon full compliance with the\n\norder. If the court grants probation, the probationary period shall\n\nnot exceed three (3) years.\n\n5. If the obligor is placed on probation, the obligee or OCSS\n\nmay request a hearing at any time to review the status of the\n\nobligor's compliance with the payment plan and to request immediate\n\nsuspension or revocation of the obligor's license. The obligor\n\nshall be served with notice of the hearing by regular mail to the\n\nobligor's address of record pursuant to Section 112A of this title.\n\n6. If, by the completion of time allotted for the probationary\n\nperiod, the obligor has failed to fully comply with the terms of\n\nprobation, the licenses of the obligor shall be automatically\n\nsuspended or revoked without further hearing. If the licenses of\n\nthe obligor are suspended or revoked, the obligor may thereafter\n\napply for reinstatement in compliance with subsection D or E of this\n\nsection.\n\nD. When all support due is paid in full and the obligor has\n\ncomplied with all other provisions of the order for support, the\n\nobligor, the obligee or OCSS may file a motion with the court for\n\nreinstatement of the obligor's licenses or termination of probation\n\nand the motion shall be set for hearing. If the court finds the\n\nobligor has paid all support due in full and has complied with all\n\nother provisions of the order for support, the court shall reinstate\n\nthe obligor's licenses or terminate the probation.\n\nE. 1. An obligor whose licenses have been suspended or revoked\n\nmay file a motion with the court for reinstatement of the licenses\n\nof the obligor prior to payment in full of all support due and the\n\nmotion shall be set for hearing.\n\n2. The court may reinstate the licenses of the obligor if the\n\nobligor has:\n\na. paid the current child support and the monthly\n\narrearage payments each month for the current month\n\nand two (2) months immediately preceding, or paid an\n\namount equivalent to three (3) months of child support\n\nand arrearage payments which satisfies the current\n\nchild support and monthly arrearage payments for the\n\ncurrent month and two (2) months immediately\n\npreceding,\n\nb. disclosed all information regarding health insurance\n\navailability and obtained and maintained health\n\ninsurance coverage required by an order for support,\n\nc. complied with all subpoenas and orders relating to\n\npaternity or child support proceedings,\n\nd. complied with all orders to submit to genetic testing\n\nto determine paternity, and\n\ne. disclosed all employment and address information.\n\n3. If the court terminates the order of suspension, revocation,\n\nnonissuance or nonrenewal, it shall place the obligor on probation,\n\nconditioned upon compliance with any payment plan and the provisions\n\nof the order for support.\n\n4. If the obligor fails to comply with the terms of probation,\nmit to genetic testing\n\nto determine paternity, and\n\ne. disclosed all employment and address information.\n\n3. If the court terminates the order of suspension, revocation,\n\nnonissuance or nonrenewal, it shall place the obligor on probation,\n\nconditioned upon compliance with any payment plan and the provisions\n\nof the order for support.\n\n4. If the obligor fails to comply with the terms of probation,\n\nthe court may refuse to reinstate the licenses of the obligor unless\n\nthe obligor makes additional payments in an amount determined by the\n\ncourt to be sufficient to ensure future compliance, and the obligor\n\ncomplies with the other terms set by the court.\n\nF. The obligor shall serve on the custodian or the state a copy\n\nof the motion for reinstatement of the licenses of the obligor and\n\nnotice of hearing pursuant to Section 2005 of Title 12 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes, or if there is an address of record, by regular\n\nmail to the address of record on file with the central case registry\n\npursuant to Section 112A of this title. When child support services\n\nare being provided pursuant to Section 237 of Title 56 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes, the obligor shall serve a copy of the motion for\n\nreinstatement of the licenses of the obligor on OCSS.\n\nG. If the court orders termination of the order of suspension\n\nor revocation, the obligor shall send a copy of the order\n\nreinstating the licenses of the obligor to the licensing board, the\n\ncustodian and OCSS when child support services are being provided\n\npursuant to Section 237 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nH. Entry of this order does not limit the ability of the court\n\nto issue a new order requiring the licensing board to revoke or\n\nsuspend the license of the same obligor in the event of another\n\ndelinquency or failure to comply.\n\nI. Upon receipt of a court order to suspend or revoke the\n\nlicense of an obligor, the licensing board shall comply with the\n\norder by:\n\n1. Determining if the licensing board has issued a license to\n\nthe individual whose name appears on the order for support;\n\n2. Notifying the obligor of the suspension or revocation;\n\n3. Demanding surrender of the license, if required;\n\n4. Entering the suspension or revocation of the license on the\n\nappropriate records; and\n\n5. Reporting the suspension or revocation of the license as\n\nappropriate.\n\nJ. Upon receipt of a court order to not issue or not renew the\n\nlicense of an obligor, the licensing board shall implement by:\n\n1. Determining if the licensing board has received an\n\napplication for issuance or renewal of a license from the individual\n\nwhose name appears on the order of support;\n\n2. Notifying the obligor of the nonissuance or nonrenewal; and\n\n3. Entering the nonissuance or nonrenewal of the license as\n\nappropriate.\n\nK. An order, issued by the court, directing the licensing board\n\nto suspend, revoke, not issue or not renew the license of the\n\nobligor shall be processed and implemented by the licensing board\n\nwithout any additional review or hearing and shall continue until\n\nthe court or appellate court advises the licensing board by order\n\nthat the suspension, revocation, nonissuance or nonrenewal is\n\nterminated.\n\nL. The licensing board has no jurisdiction to modify, remand,\n\nreverse, vacate, or stay the order of the court for the suspension,\n\nrevocation, nonissuance or nonrenewal of a license.\n\nM. In the event of suspension, revocation, nonissuance or\n\nnonrenewal of a license, any funds paid by the obligor to the\n\nlicensing board for costs related to issuance, renewal, or\n\nmaintenance of a license shall not be refunded to the obligor.\n\nN. A licensing board may charge the obligor a fee to cover the\n\nadministrative costs incurred by the licensing board to administer\n\nthe provisions of this section. Fees collected pursuant to this\n\nsection by a licensing board which has an agency revolving fund\n\nshall be deposited in the agency revolving fund for the use by the\nal, or\n\nmaintenance of a license shall not be refunded to the obligor.\n\nN. A licensing board may charge the obligor a fee to cover the\n\nadministrative costs incurred by the licensing board to administer\n\nthe provisions of this section. Fees collected pursuant to this\n\nsection by a licensing board which has an agency revolving fund\n\nshall be deposited in the agency revolving fund for the use by the\n\nlicensing board to pay the costs of administering this section.\n\nOtherwise, the administrative costs shall be deposited in the\n\nGeneral Revenue Fund of the state.\n\nO. Each licensing board shall promulgate rules necessary for\n\nthe implementation and administration of this section.\n\nP. The licensing board is exempt from liability to the obligor\n\nfor activities conducted in compliance with Section 139 et seq. of\n\nthis title.\n\nQ. A final order entered pursuant to this section may be\n\nappealed to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma pursuant to Section 990A\n\nof Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 43"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os43.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"f72898ff0813dd2ba68207c876713a0fff34a94552f6cb59828f6c4bbd08d216","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-139","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}