§315.46. Subsequent compliance with support order; compliance and partial compliance releases

            A. An obligor is in subsequent compliance with an order of support when all of the following occur:

            (1) The obligor is up to date with current child support payments.

            (2) All past-due support has been paid or either of the following has occurred:

            (a) If periodic payment for past-due support has been ordered by the court, the obligor is making such payments in accordance with the court order.

            (b) If periodic payment has not been ordered by the court and the obligor is unable to pay all past-due support, the obligor is making periodic payments pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of a written agreement entered into with the department.

            (3) The obligor has fulfilled the required health insurance provisions, if any, in the order of support.

            B. At the request of an obligor who is in subsequent compliance with an order of support, the department shall issue a compliance release certificate indicating that the obligor is eligible to have his license reissued.

            C. At the request of an obligor who provides evidence of his ability to comply with the support order and who enters into a written agreement with the department, the department may issue a certificate of partial compliance requesting that the suspension be lifted or modified. The secretary of the department shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

            D. Any certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall be in writing unless the department and licensing authority agree that the department will transmit the certification in an electronic format in accordance with R.S. 9:315.44(C).

            Acts 1995, No. 751, §1; Acts 2012, No. 613, §1; Acts 2017, No. 298, §1.