§ 16. Suspension of licenses: Enforcement of child support orders, 15 V.S.A. § 798
16.1 For the purposes of this rule the term “license” shall include any and all licenses
and permits issued by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.
16.2 Upon receipt of a license suspension order issued by the court pursuant to 15 V.S.A. § 798, a suspension notice shall be issued to the license holder. The license holder shall
have 15 days to contest the suspension based on the grounds of mistaken identity or
compliance with the support order. If the suspension is not contested, the suspension
will be effective on the 16th day as provided in the notice and the license shall
be forwarded to the Law Enforcement Division of the Fish & Wildlife Department, 103
South Main Street, Waterbury, VT.
16.3 All notices of compliance with a child support order shall be upon a standard compliance
form, as devised and approved by the court, the Vermont Agency of Human Services,
Department of Children and Families, and this Department.
16.4 If the motion for the court order was brought by the Vermont Agency of Human Services,
Department of Children and Families, then notice of compliance shall only be accepted
from the Vermont Agency of Human Services, Department of Children and Families or
the court.
16.5 If the motion for the court order was brought by the custodial parent, then notice
of compliance shall be accepted from the custodial parent, custodial parent’s attorney,
or the court.
16.6 If the notice of compliance was dated before the effective date of the suspension,
the suspension shall be canceled.
16.7 Upon notice of reinstatement from the court, the Department shall reissue the suspended
license and notify the individual of such within five (5) working days of the receipt
of the notice. The Department shall charge a reinstatement fee equal to the cost of
the original license.
16.8 Department personnel shall direct all inquiries from persons seeking reinstatement
to the court or the Vermont Agency of Human Services, Department of Children and Families,
if Vermont Agency of Human Services, Department of Children and Families was the entity
which brought the motion for suspension before this court. (Added 1998, Fish and Wildlife Commissioner’s Reg. No. 1026, eff. Dec. 19, 1998.)