SB3823 Summary

• Authorizes suspension of driver's licenses for individuals adjudicated as engaging in visitation abuse, as an enforcement mechanism for court-ordered visitation compliance.

• Requires circuit courts to provide notice to persons accused of visitation abuse before certifying them to the Secretary of State for license suspension, with a 45-day period to request a hearing to contest the finding.

• Allows courts to impose one or more sanctions on parties found in contempt for violating visitation orders, including license suspension, probation, fines up to $500 per violation, or periodic imprisonment up to 6 months.

• Enables courts to issue family responsibility driving permits allowing limited driving privileges for employment, medical care, and transportation to visitation for individuals whose licenses are suspended for visitation violations.

• Defines visitation abuse as willfully and without justification denying another party visitation rights or exercising visitation in a manner harmful to the child or custodian.