If the bureau is required under state law or court order to set off a person‘s lottery winnings against a claim of an amount due and more than one claim is made against the lottery winnings, the bureau shall set off against the winnings as many claims as possible in the following order of priority: [PL 2019, c. 304, §1 (NEW).]
1. Liquidated child support debts. Liquidated child support debts owed to or through the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title 19?A, section 2360;

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 378-A

  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to carry out the purposes of this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 371
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: means an individual, association, corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, partnership, club, trust, estate, society, company, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 371
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
2. Liquidated tax liabilities. Liquidated tax liabilities pursuant to Title 36, section 185, subsection 3;

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3. Unemployment compensation debt. Unemployment compensation debt pursuant to Title 26, section 1051, subsection 8;

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4. Court-ordered restitution obligations. Court-ordered restitution obligations when the amounts due are identified by a district attorney’s office;

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5. Fines, surcharges and assessments owed to State. Fines, surcharges and assessments imposed by any of the courts and owed to the State pursuant to Title 14, section 3141?A; and

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6. All other claims. All other claims in the order of their receipt.

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SECTION HISTORY

PL 2019, c. 304, §1 (NEW).