§9026.  Withholding of lottery prizes; child support arrearages; rules and regulations

No later than January 1, 1992, the board shall promulgate rules and regulations providing for the withholding of lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages as reported to the corporation, beginning at prize levels to be determined by the board.  The corporation may require any agency reporting current child support arrearages to the corporation to provide information relating to such arrearages in a manner, format, or record approved by the corporation.  The corporation shall not be liable for withholding a lottery prize based upon child support arrearage information provided to it. Additionally, the corporation shall employ the same methods, procedures, and parameters to withhold lottery prizes for persons who have delinquent debt as defined in R.S. 47:1676(B)(4) which has been assigned to the office of debt recovery for collection.  The corporation shall not be liable for withholding a lottery prize based upon delinquent debt information provided to it by the office of debt recovery.

Acts 1991, No. 690, §1; Acts 2014, No. 816, §1.