Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.47

  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services, office of children and family services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.40
  • License: means any license, certification, registration, permit, approval, or other similar document evidencing admission to or granting authority for any of the following:

    (a)  To engage in a profession, occupation, business, or industry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.40

  • Licensing authority: means any state board, commission, department, agency, officer, or other entity which issues, authorizes, or otherwise regulates licenses as defined in Paragraph (4) of this Section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.40
  • Obligor: means any individual legally obligated to support a child or children pursuant to an order of support. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.40

The licensing authority shall issue, reissue, renew, or otherwise extend an obligor‘s license, in accordance with any applicable reinstatement fees or applicable rules, upon receipt of a certified copy of a compliance or partial compliance release from the department.

Acts 1995, No. 751, §1; Acts 2001, No. 612, §1, eff. June 22, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 613, §1.