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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9026

  • Board: means the board of directors of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
  • 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.
  • Corporation: means the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
  • Lottery: means any game of chance approved by the corporation and operated pursuant to this Chapter and shall not include sports wagering authorized pursuant to this Subtitle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002

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 La. Rev. Stat. 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.