Sec. 07.07.10.03. Duties of the State Lottery Agency

A. The Agency may not question the certifications of the Administration.

B. The Agency shall compare the names and Social Security numbers certified by the Administration with the names and Social Security numbers of persons who claim lottery prizes to be paid by check directly by the Agency or by annuity payments.

C. If a match is made between a prize winner and a certified obligor, the Agency shall determine whether the prize or the arrears due the Administration is greater. If the prize is equal to or less than the arrears due, the Agency shall pay the prize to the Administration. If the prize is greater than the arrears, the Agency shall pay that portion of the prize which is equal to the arrears to the Administration, and the remainder to the obligor.

D. If a prize is won by a certified obligor along with another person or persons, the Agency shall intercept only that portion of the prize that is due the obligor.

E. The Agency shall hand deliver or mail a written notification of the intercept to the obligor within 24 hours of the intercept. If the prize is to be paid by a series of payments, the notice shall be given only once. The notice shall be dated and inform the obligor:

(1) Of the Administration's certification of support arrears in the amount specified;

(2) Of the requirements of the law;

(3) That the Agency proposes to pay the prize, or that portion of it equal to the support arrears, to the Administration; and

(4) Of the right to appeal to the Administration.

F. The Agency shall remit intercepted prizes to the Administration daily, accompanied by a list identifying the obligors for whom remittance is made. The list shall include the winner's name, Social Security number, the winner's home address, and any other information from the Agency files appropriate to the enforcement of the child support obligation.

G. Upon notification by the Administration that the certified arrears of an obligor who has won a prize to be paid as an annuity are to be modified, the Agency shall modify its records.