187—18.21 (252J) Nonpayment of child support. The administrator shall deny the issuance or renewal of an individual registration upon the receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the child support recovery unit of the department of human services according to the procedures in Iowa Code chapter 252J. In addition to the procedures set forth in Iowa Code chapter 252J, this rule shall apply.
	 18.21(1) The notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 shall be served upon the individual registrant or applicant by restricted certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal service in accordance with Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.305. Alternatively, the individual registrant or applicant may accept service personally or through authorized counsel.
	 18.21(2) The effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of an individual registration, as specified in the notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8, shall be 60 days following service of the notice upon the individual registrant or applicant.
	 18.21(3) The administrator is authorized to prepare and serve the notice required by Iowa Code section 252J.8 upon the individual registrant or applicant.
	 18.21(4) Individual registrants and applicants shall keep the administrator informed of all court actions and all child support recovery unit actions taken under or in connection with Iowa Code chapter 252J and shall provide the administrator copies, within seven days of filing or issuance, of all applications filed with the district court pursuant to Iowa Code section 252J.9, all court orders entered in such actions, and withdrawals of certificates of noncompliance by the child support recovery unit.
	 18.21(5) All administrator fees for applications or individual registration renewal or reinstatement must be paid by individual registrants or applicants, and all continuing education requirements must be met before an individual registration will be issued, renewed or reinstated after the administrator has denied the issuance or renewal of an individual registration pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 252J.
	 18.21(6) In the event an individual registrant or applicant files a timely district court action following service of an administrator notice pursuant to Iowa Code sections 252J.8 and 252J.9, the administrator shall continue with the intended action described in the notice upon the receipt of a court order lifting the stay, dismissing the action, or otherwise directing the administrator to proceed. For purposes of determining the effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of an individual registration, the administrator shall count the number of days before the action was filed and the number of days after the action was disposed of by the court.
	 18.21(7) The administrator shall notify the individual registrant or applicant in writing through regular first-class mail, or such other means as the administrator deems appropriate in the circumstances, within ten days of the effective date of the denial of the issuance or renewal of an individual registration, and shall similarly notify the individual registrant or applicant when the individual registration is issued or renewed following the administrator’s receipt of a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 252J.