§ 454. Powers of the court on violation of a support order. 1. If a\nrespondent is brought before the court for failure to obey any lawful\norder of support and if, after hearing, the court is satisfied by\ncompetent proof that the respondent has failed to obey any such order,\nthe court may use any or all of the powers conferred upon it by this\npart. The court has the power to use any or all enforcement powers in\nevery proceeding brought for violation of a court order under this part\nregardless of the relief requested in the petition.\n 2. Upon a finding that a respondent has failed to comply with any\nlawful order of support:\n (a) the court shall enter a money judgment under section four hundred\nsixty of this article; and\n (b) the court may make an income deduction order for support\nenforcement under section fifty-two hundred forty-two of the civil\npractice law and rules;\n (c) the court may require the respondent to post an undertaking under\nsection four hundred seventy-one of this article;\n (d) the court may make an order of sequestration under section four\nhundred fifty-seven of this article.\n (e) the court may suspend the respondent's driving privileges pursuant\nto section four hundred fifty-eight-a of this article.\n (f) the court may suspend the respondent's state professional or\nbusiness license pursuant to section four hundred fifty-eight-b of this\narticle;\n (g) the court may suspend the recreational license or licenses of the\nrespondent pursuant to section four hundred fifty-eight-c of this\narticle.\n (h) the court may require the respondent, if the persons for whom the\nrespondent has failed to pay support are applicants for or recipients of\npublic assistance, to participate in work activities as defined in title\nnine-B of article five of the social services law. Those respondents\nordered to participate in work activities need not be applicants for or\nrecipients of public assistance.\n (i) except as otherwise provided in paragraph (h) of this subdivision,\nthe court may require the respondent to participate in job training,\nemployment counseling or other programs designed to lead to employment\nif authorized pursuant to section four hundred thirty-seven-a of this\narticle provided such programs are available.\n 3. Upon a finding by the court that a respondent has willfully failed\nto obey any lawful order of support, the court shall order respondent to\npay counsel fees to the attorney representing petitioner pursuant to\nsection four hundred thirty-eight of this act and may in addition to or\nin lieu of any or all of the powers conferred in subdivision two of this\nsection or any other section of law:\n (a) commit the respondent to jail for a term not to exceed six months.\nFor purposes of this subdivision, failure to pay support, as ordered,\nshall constitute prima facie evidence of a willful violation. Such\ncommitment may be served upon certain specified days or parts of days as\nthe court may direct, and the court may, at any time within the term of\nsuch sentence, revoke such suspension and commit the respondent for the\nremainder of the original sentence, or suspend the remainder of such\nsentence. Such commitment does not prevent the court from subsequently\ncommitting the respondent for failure thereafter to comply with any such\norder; or\n (b) require the respondent to participate in a rehabilitative program\nif the court determines that such participation would assist the\nrespondent in complying with such order of support and access to such a\nprogram is available. Such rehabilitative programs shall include, but\nnot be limited to, work preparation and skill programs, non-residential\nalcohol and substance abuse programs and educational programs; or\n (c) place the respondent on probation under such conditions as the\ncourt may determine and in accordance with the provisions of the\ncriminal procedure law.\n 4. The court shall not deny any request for relief pursua
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