252J.8  Requirements and procedures of licensing authority.
  1.  A licensing authority shall maintain records of licensees by name, current known address, and social security number.
  2.  In addition to other grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of issuance or renewal of a license, a licensing authority shall include in rules adopted by the licensing authority as grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of issuance or renewal of a license, the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from child support services.
  3.  The supreme court shall prescribe rules for admission of persons to practice as attorneys and counselors pursuant to chapter 602, article 10, which include provisions, as specified in this chapter, for the denial, suspension, or revocation of the admission for failure to comply with a child support order or a subpoena or warrant.
  4.  a.  A licensing authority that is issued a certificate of noncompliance shall initiate procedures for the suspension, revocation, or denial of issuance or renewal of licensure to an individual. The licensing authority shall utilize existing rules and procedures for suspension, revocation, or denial of the issuance or renewal of a license.
  b.  In addition, the licensing authority shall provide notice to the individual of the licensing authority’s intent to suspend, revoke, or deny issuance or renewal of a license under this chapter. The suspension, revocation, or denial shall be effective no sooner than thirty days following provision of notice to the individual.
  c.  The notice shall state all of the following:
  (1)  The licensing authority intends to suspend, revoke, or deny issuance or renewal of an individual’s license due to the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from child support services.
  (2)  The individual must contact child support services to schedule a conference or to otherwise obtain a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance.
  (3)  Unless child support services furnishes a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance to the licensing authority within thirty days of the issuance of the notice under this section, the individual’s license will be revoked, suspended, or denied.
  (4)  If the licensing authority’s rules and procedures conflict with the additional requirements of this section, the requirements of this section shall apply.
  (5)  Notwithstanding section 17A.18, the individual does not have a right to a hearing before the licensing authority to contest the authority’s actions under this chapter but may request a court hearing pursuant to section 252J.9 within thirty days of the provision of notice under this subsection.
  5.  If the licensing authority receives a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance from child support services, the licensing authority shall immediately reinstate, renew, or issue a license if the individual is otherwise in compliance with licensing requirements established by the licensing authority.
95 Acts, ch 115, §8; 97 Acts, ch 175, §120; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §245; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §966 – 968
Referred to in §252J.7, 252J.9, 321.218
Subsection 2 amended
Subsection 4, paragraph c, subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) amended
Subsection 5 amended