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91_HB1557eng HB1557 Engrossed LRB9104886SMdv 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of 2 Marriage Act by adding Sections 714 and 715. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of 6 Marriage Act is amended by adding Sections 714 and 715 as 7 follows: 8 (750 ILCS 5/714 new) 9 Sec. 714. Willful default on support; penalties. 10 Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 11 91st General Assembly, a person who willfully defaults on an 12 order for child support issued by an Illinois court may be 13 subject to summary criminal contempt proceedings. 14 Each State agency, as defined in the Illinois State 15 Auditing Act, shall suspend a license or certificate issued 16 by that agency to a person found guilty of criminal contempt 17 under this Section. The suspension shall remain in effect 18 until all defaults on an order for child support are 19 satisfied. 20 This Section applies to an order for child support issued 21 under the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and 22 Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 23 1984, and the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of 24 Support Act. 25 (750 ILCS 5/715 new) 26 Sec. 715. Information to locate obligors. As used in 27 this Section, "obligor" is an individual who owes a duty to 28 make payments under an order for child support. The State's 29 attorney or any other appropriate State official may request 30 and shall receive information from employers, telephone HB1557 Engrossed -2- LRB9104886SMdv 1 companies, and utility companies to locate an obligor who has 2 defaulted on child support payments. 3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 4 becoming law.