No person may assign a lottery prize if (1) such person is liable for support under the provisions of section 52-362d, (2) such person is liable for any debt owed to the state under section 4a-12, (3) such person who does not assign any prize payments would be subject to an immediate income tax liability for the value of the entire prize rather than annual income tax liability for each installment when paid, as determined by a technical rule letter, revenue ruling or other public ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of Revenue Services, (4) a court of competent jurisdiction issues a published decision that such person who does not assign any prize payments would be subject to an immediate income tax liability for the value of the entire prize rather than annual income tax liability for each installment when paid, (5) the Connecticut Lottery Corporation receives such letter or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of Revenue Services or a published decision of a court of competent jurisdiction and the corporation files such letter, ruling or decision with the Secretary of the State or (6) the assignor’s lottery payments are subject to any lien, judgment, offset, levy, attachment, execution, garnishment or court ordered payment.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-833

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: means any individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, public or private corporation, society, association, trustee, executor, administrator or other fiduciary or custodian. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-1