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8(13) Release of levy; suspension of proceedings to enforce lien. (a)
Release.
9The department may release the levy upon all or part of property levied upon to
10facilitate the collection of the liability or to grant relief from a wrongful levy, but that
11release does not prevent any later levy.
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(b)
Settlement. If the county child support agency accepts a plan for the
13payment of support owed by an obligor, the department shall suspend all actions to
14enforce a lien under this section as long as the obligor remains in compliance with
15the payment plan.
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16(14) Wrongful levy. If the department determines that property has been
17wrongfully levied upon, the department may return the property at any time, or may
18return an amount of money equal to the amount of money, or value of the property,
19levied upon.
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20(15) Actions against this state. (a)
Commencement of actions. If the
21department has levied upon property, any person, other than the obligor who is liable
22to pay the support out of which the levy arose, who claims an interest in or lien on
23that property and claims that that property was wrongfully levied upon may bring
24a civil action against the state in the circuit court for Dane County. If the county child
25support agency has levied upon property pursuant to delegated authority under sub.
1(17), any person, other than the obligor who is liable to pay the support out of which
2the levy arose, who claims an interest in or lien on that property and claims that that
3property was wrongfully levied upon may bring a civil action against the county child
4support agency in the circuit court for the county where the court order for the
5payment of support, upon which the seizure is based, was first entered or last
6modified. That action may be brought whether or not that property has been
7surrendered to the department or the county child support agency. The court may
8grant only the relief under par. (b). No other action to question the validity of or
9restrain or enjoin a levy by the department or a county child support agency may be
10maintained.
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(b)
Remedies. In an action under par. (a), if a levy would irreparably injure
12rights to property, the court may enjoin the enforcement of that levy. If the court
13determines that the property has been wrongfully levied upon, it may grant a
14judgment for the amount of money obtained by levy.
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(c)
Validity of determination. For purposes of an adjudication under this
16subsection, the support obligation upon which the lien is based is conclusively
17presumed to be valid.
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18(17) Delegation and power to contract. (a) The department may delegate any
19duties or powers given to the department under this section to county child support
20agencies, except that the department must approve the initiation of any levy
21proceedings under sub. (7).
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(b) The department may contract with a county sheriff to sell property seized
23under subs. (6) and (7).
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24(18) Preservation of remedies. The availability of the remedies under this
25section does not abridge the right of the department to pursue other remedies.
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1Section
68. 49.856 of the statutes is created to read:
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249.856 Notification of delinquent payments. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Agency" means the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
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(b) "Department" means the department of workforce development.
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(c) "Obligor" means a person who owes a delinquent child support, family
6support or maintenance payment or who owes an outstanding amount that has been
7ordered by a court for past support, medical expenses or birth expenses and that
8delinquent payment or outstanding amount has been certified by the department
9under s. 49.855.
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10(2) If the department certifies a delinquent payment or outstanding amount
11under s. 49.855 (1) and the obligor receives a judgment against another person or has
12settled a lawsuit against another person that provides for the payment of money, the
13department or agency may send a notice to any person who is ordered to pay the
14judgment, who has agreed to the settlement or who holds the amount of the judgment
15or settlement in trust. The notice shall inform the person that the amount of the
16judgment or settlement due the obligor is subject to a lien by the department for the
17payment of the delinquent payment or outstanding amount certified under s. 49.855.
18The notification shall include the name and address of the obligor and the total
19amount certified under s. 49.855. Upon receipt of a notification, the person receiving
20the notification shall withhold an amount equal to the amount certified under s.
2149.855 before making any payment under the judgment or pursuant to the
22settlement.
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23(3) When the department or agency notifies a person under sub. (2), the
24department or agency shall send a notice to the last-known address of the obligor.
25The notice shall do all of the following:
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1(a) Inform the obligor that the department or agency notified the person who
2owes money to the obligor or who holds money in trust for the obligor under a
3judgment or pursuant to a settlement to withhold the amount that was certified
4under s. 49.855 from any lump sum payment that may be paid to the obligor as a
5result of the judgment or settlement.
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(b) Inform the obligor that he or she may request a hearing before the circuit
7court that rendered the order to pay support, maintenance, medical expenses or birth
8expenses within 20 days after receipt of this notice.
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(c) Inform the obligor that if a hearing is requested under par. (b) the
10department or agency will not require the person withholding the amount to send the
11amount to that department or agency until a final decision is issued in response to
12the request for a hearing.
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(d) Request that the obligor inform the department or agency if a bankruptcy
14stay is in effect with respect to the obligor.
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15(4) If the obligor requests a hearing under sub. (3) (b), the circuit court shall,
16within 10 days after receiving the request, set the matter for a hearing. The only
17issue at the hearing shall be whether the person owes the delinquent payment or
18outstanding amount certified under s. 49.855. A family court commissioner may
19conduct the hearing.
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20(5) Receipt of a notification by a person under sub. (2) shall constitute a lien,
21equal to the amount certified, on any lump sum payment resulting from a judgment
22or settlement that may be due the obligor. The department or agency shall notify the
23person who received the notification under sub. (2) that the obligor has not requested
24a hearing or, if he or she has requested a hearing, of the results of that hearing, and
25of the responsibilities of the person who received the notification under sub. (2),
1including the requirement to submit the amount certified under s. 49.855. Use of the
2procedures under this section does not prohibit the department or agency from
3attempting to recover the amount certified under s. 49.855 through other legal
4means. The department or agency shall promptly notify any person who receives
5notification under sub. (2) if the amount certified under s. 49.855 has been recovered
6by some other means and no longer must be withheld from the judgment or
7settlement under this section.
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8Section
69. 49.857 of the statutes is created to read:
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949.857 Administrative enforcement of support; denial, nonrenewal,
10restriction and suspension of licenses. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Child support agency" means a county child support agency under s. 59.53
12(5).
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(b) "Credential" means a license, permit, certificate or registration that is
14granted under chs. 440 to 480.
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(c) "Credentialing board" means a board, examining board or affiliated
16credentialing board in the department of regulation and licensing that grants a
17credential.
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(d) "License" means any of the following:
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1. A license issued under s. 13.63 or a registration issued under s. 13.64.
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2. An approval specified in s. 29.09 (11m).
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3. A license issued under s. 48.66 (1).
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4. A certification, license, training permit, registration, approval or certificate
23issued under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11., 146.50 (5) (a) or (b), (6g) (a) or (8) (a), 250.05 (5),
24252.23 (2), 252.24 (2), 254.176 (1) or (3) (a), 254.178 (2) (a), 254.20 (2), (3) or (4), 254.47
25(1), 254.64 (1) (a) or (b), 254.71 (2) or 255.08 (2).
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15. A business tax registration certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50).
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6. A license, registration, registration certificate or certification specified in s.
393.135 (1).
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7. A license, permit or certificate of certification or registration specified in s.
5101.02 (21) (a).
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8. A license issued under s. 102.17 (1) (c), 104.07 or 105.05.
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9. A permit issued under s. 103.25 or 103.70.
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10. A certificate issued under s. 103.275, 103.91 or 103.92.
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11. A license or permit issued under chs. 115 and 118.
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12. A license or certificate of registration issued under s. 138.09, 138.12, 217.06,
11218.01, 218.02, 218.04, 218.05 or 224.72 or subch. III of ch. 551.
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13. A permit issued under s. 170.12.
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14. A certification under s. 165.85.
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15. A license, permit or registration issued under s. 218.01, 218.11, 218.12,
15218.22, 218.32, 218.41, 218.51, 341.51, 343.305 (6), 343.61 or 343.62.
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16. A license, registration or certification specified in s. 299.08 (1) (a).
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17. A license issued under ch. 343 or, with respect to restriction, limitation or
18suspension, an individual's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40).
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18. A credential.
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19. A license issued under s. 563.24 or ch. 562.
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20. A license issued under s. 628.04, 632.68 (2) or (4) or 633.14 or a temporary
22license issued under s. 628.09.
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21. A license to practice law.
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1(e) "Licensing agency" means a board, office or commissioner, department or
2division within a department that grants or issues a license, but does not include a
3credentialing board.
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(f) "Subpoena or warrant" means a subpoena or warrant issued by the
5department of workforce development or a child support agency and relating to
6paternity or support proceedings.
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(g) "Support" means child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses,
8medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse.
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9(2) (a) The department of workforce development shall establish a system, in
10accordance with federal law, under which the supreme court is requested, and a
11licensing agency or credentialing board is required, to restrict, limit, suspend,
12withhold, deny, refuse to grant or issue or refuse to renew or revalidate a license in
13a timely manner upon certification by and in cooperation with the department of
14workforce development, if the individual holding or applying for the license is
15delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support or fails to comply, after
16appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant.
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(b) Under the system, the department of workforce development shall enter
18into a memorandum of understanding with the supreme court, if the supreme court
19agrees, and with a licensing agency. A memorandum of understanding under this
20paragraph shall address at least all of the following:
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1. The circumstances under which the supreme court or the licensing agency
22must restrict, limit, suspend, withhold, deny, refuse to grant or issue or refuse to
23renew or revalidate a license and guidelines for determining the appropriate action
24to take. The memorandum of understanding with the department of regulation and
25licensing shall include the circumstances under which the department of regulation
1and licensing shall direct a credentialing board to restrict, limit, suspend, withhold,
2deny or refuse to grant a credential and guidelines for determining the appropriate
3action to take.
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2. Procedures that the department of workforce development shall use for
5doing all of the following:
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a. Certifying to the supreme court or licensing agency a delinquency in support
7or a failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant. The memorandum of
8understanding with the department of regulation and licensing shall include
9procedures for the department of regulation and licensing to notify a credentialing
10board that a certification of delinquency in support or failure to comply with a
11subpoena or warrant has been made by the department of workforce development
12with respect to an individual who holds or applied for a credential granted by the
13credentialing board.
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b. Notifying an individual who is delinquent in making court-ordered
15payments of support under sub. (3) (a).
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bg. Notifying an individual who is delinquent in making court-ordered
17payments of support and who fails to request a hearing under sub. (3) (am).
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br. Notifying an individual who fails to comply with a subpoena or warrant
19under sub. (3) (b).
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c. Notifying the supreme court or licensing agency that an individual has paid
21delinquent support or made satisfactory alternative payment arrangements or
22satisfied the requirements under a subpoena or warrant. The memorandum of
23understanding with the department of regulation and licensing shall include
24procedures for the department of regulation and licensing to notify a credentialing
25board that an individual who holds or applied for a credential granted by the
1credentialing board has paid delinquent support or made satisfactory alternative
2payment arrangements or satisfied the requirements under a subpoena or warrant.
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3. Procedures that the supreme court or licensing agency shall use for doing all
4of the following:
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a. Restricting, limiting, suspending, withholding, denying, refusing to grant or
6issue or refusing to renew or revalidate a license. The memorandum of
7understanding with the department of regulation and licensing shall include
8procedures for the department of regulation and licensing to direct a credentialing
9board to restrict, limit, suspend, withhold, deny or refuse to grant a credential.
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b. Notifying an individual of action taken under sub. (3) (c) 2.
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c. Issuing or reinstating a license if the department of workforce development
12notifies the supreme court or licensing agency that an individual who was delinquent
13in making court-ordered payments of support has paid the delinquent support or
14made satisfactory alternative payment arrangements or that an individual who
15failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant has satisfied the requirements under
16the subpoena or warrant. The memorandum of understanding with the department
17of regulation and licensing shall include procedures for the department of regulation
18and licensing to direct a credentialing board to grant or reinstate a credential if the
19department of workforce development notifies the department of regulation and
20licensing that an individual who holds or applied for a credential granted by the
21credentialing board has paid the delinquent support or made satisfactory alternative
22payment arrangements or that an individual who failed to comply with a subpoena
23or warrant has satisfied the requirements under the subpoena or warrant.
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d. Issuing or reinstating a license after the maximum time has elapsed if an
25individual who was delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support does
1not pay the delinquent support or make satisfactory alternative payment
2arrangements and if an individual who failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant
3fails to satisfy the requirements under the subpoena or warrant.
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4. Procedures for the use under the system of social security numbers obtained
5from license applications.
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5. Procedures for safeguarding the confidentiality of information about an
7individual, including social security numbers obtained by the department of
8workforce development, the supreme court, the licensing agency or a credentialing
9board.
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(c) 1. The system shall provide for adequate notice to an individual who is
11delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support, an opportunity for the
12individual to make alternative arrangements for paying the delinquent support, an
13opportunity for the individual to request and obtain a hearing before a court or family
14court commissioner as provided in sub. (3) and prompt reinstatement of the
15individual's license upon payment of the delinquent support or upon making
16satisfactory alternative payment arrangements.
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2. The system shall provide for adequate notice to an individual who fails to
18comply with a subpoena or warrant, an opportunity for the individual to satisfy the
19requirements under the subpoena or warrant and prompt reinstatement of the
20individual's license upon satisfaction of the requirements under the subpoena or
21warrant.
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(d) Notwithstanding pars. (b) 3. c. and (c), under the system a license may not
23be restricted, limited, suspended, withheld, denied or refused granting, issuing,
24renewing or revalidating for more than 5 years.
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1(3) (a) Before the department of workforce development certifies to the
2supreme court or a licensing agency under the system established under sub. (2) that
3an individual is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of support, the
4department of workforce development or a child support agency shall provide notice
5to the individual by regular mail. The notice shall inform the individual of all of the
6following:
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1. That a certification of delinquency in paying support will be made to the
8supreme court, a licensing agency or, with respect to a credential granted by a
9credentialing board, the department of regulation and licensing.
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2. When the certification under subd. 1. will occur.
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3. That, upon certification, for a period of 5 years any license that the individual
12holds from any licensing agency or credentialing board, or from the supreme court
13if the supreme court agrees, will be restricted, limited, suspended or not renewed or
14revalidated, and any license for which the individual applies or has applied from any
15licensing agency or credentialing board, or from the supreme court if the supreme
16court agrees, will not be granted or issued.
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4. That the certification will not be made if the individual pays the delinquent
18amount in full or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements with the
19department of workforce development or a child support agency. The notice shall
20inform the individual of how he or she may pay the delinquent amount or make
21satisfactory alternative payment arrangements.
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5. That, within 20 days after receiving the notice, the individual may request
23a hearing before the circuit court that rendered the order or judgment requiring the
24payments.
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1(ac) 1. If an individual timely requests a hearing under par. (a) 5., the court
2shall set the matter for hearing within 10 days after receiving the request. The
3family court commissioner may conduct the hearing. The only issue at the hearing
4shall be whether the individual is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of
5support.
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2. If at a hearing under subd. 1. the court or family court commissioner finds
7that the individual does not owe delinquent support, or if within 20 days after
8receiving a notice under par. (a) the individual pays the delinquent amount in full
9or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements, the department of
10workforce development shall not place the individual's name on a certification list.
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(am) If an individual, after receiving notice under par. (a), does not timely
12request a hearing or pay the delinquent amount of support or make satisfactory
13alternative payment arrangements, the department of workforce development shall
14place the individual's name on a certification list. Thereafter, the department of
15workforce development or a child support agency shall provide a 2nd notice to the
16individual by regular mail that informs the individual of all of the following:
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1. That the individual's name has been placed on a certification list, which will
18be provided to the supreme court, a licensing agency or, with respect to a credential
19granted by a credentialing board, the department of regulation and licensing.
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2. When the certification will be made.
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3. That, upon certification, for a period of 5 years any license that the individual
22holds from any licensing agency or credentialing board, or from the supreme court
23if the supreme court agrees, will be restricted, limited, suspended or not renewed or
24revalidated, and any license for which the individual applies or has applied from any
1licensing agency or credentialing board, or from the supreme court if the supreme
2court agrees, will not be granted or issued.
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4. That the certification will not be made if the individual pays the delinquent
4amount in full or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements with the
5department of workforce development or a child support agency. The notice shall
6inform the individual of how he or she may pay the delinquent amount or make
7satisfactory alternative payment arrangements.
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5. That, within 20 days after receiving the notice, the individual may request
9a hearing before the circuit court that rendered the order or judgment requiring the
10payments.
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(ar) 1. If an individual timely requests a hearing under par. (am) 5., the court
12shall set the matter for hearing within 10 days after receiving the request. The
13family court commissioner may conduct the hearing. The only issue at the hearing
14shall be whether the individual is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of
15support.
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2. If at a hearing under subd. 1. the court or family court commissioner finds
17that the individual does not owe delinquent support, or if within 20 days after
18receiving a notice under par. (am) the individual pays the delinquent amount in full
19or makes satisfactory alternative payment arrangements, the department of
20workforce development shall remove the individual's name from the certification list.
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(b) Any subpoena or warrant shall include notice to the individual of the effect
22that a failure to comply with the subpoena or warrant may have on any license that
23the individual holds or for which the individual applies. If the individual fails to
24comply, before the department of workforce development certifies to the supreme
25court or a licensing agency under the system established under sub. (2) that an
1individual has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant, the department of
2workforce development or a child support agency shall provide notice to the
3individual by regular mail. The notice shall inform the individual of all of the
4following:
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1. That a certification of the failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant will
6be made to the supreme court, a licensing agency or, with respect to a credential
7granted by a credentialing board, the department of regulation and licensing.