- (a) Filing the Petition. The petitioner initiates a proceeding by filing the Petition to Suspend License packet with: Coordinator, Office of the Administrative Law Judge, Child Support Division, Office of the Attorney General, 5500 E. Oltorf, Austin, Texas 78741 (hand delivery); P.O. Box 12017, Mail Code 039-3, Austin, Texas 78711-2017 (Postal Service delivery).
- (b) Petition to Suspend License Packet. The packet is the Notice of Filing Petition to Suspend License, with all attachments, including the Petition to Suspend License, Request for Hearing, and Request for Telephone Hearing forms.
- (c) Number of Copies. The original of the packet must be filed with the coordinator. The coordinator must be supplied with an additional copy of the packet, including the Notice of Filing of Petition to Suspend License to be served on the obligor.
- (d) Issuance of Notice of Filing of Petition to Suspend License. After determining that the packet is complete and that sufficient copies of the packet have been tendered, the coordinator will assign a docket number to the petition, seal the notice, file-stamp the notice and petition, and return the docketed, sealed and file-stamped copies to the petitioner.
- (e) Service. The petitioner is responsible for obtaining service of the notice on the obligor as in civil cases generally. See Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 106.
- (f) Evidence of Service. Upon obtaining service on the obligor, the petitioner must file evidence with the coordinator that service has been obtained. A copy of the return of service or a copy of the return receipt on certified mail is evidence that service has been obtained.
- (g) Title IV-D Agency. If the petitioner is not the Title IV-D agency, the petitioner must provide copies of the packet and all pleadings and documents to: License Suspension Prosecutor, Child Support Division, Office of the Attorney General, 5500 E. Oltorf, Austin, Texas 78741 (hand delivery); P.O. Box 12017, Mail Code 073, Austin, Texas 78711-2017.
Source Note:The provisions of this §55.205 adopted to be effective September 22, 1995, 20 TexReg 7063; amended to be effective January 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 127.