Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 50. STATE GOVERNMENT · Chapter 27. LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION · Article 2. SETOFF OF DEBT COLLECTION AGAINST LOTTERY PRIZES

50-27-55. Article applicable to prizes of $5,000.00 or more.

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The provisions of this article shall only apply to prizes of $5,000.00 or more and shall not apply to any retailers authorized by the board to pay prizes of up to $5,000.00 after deducting the price of the ticket or share; excepting that a claim for delinquent child support filed by the entity within the Department of Human Services authorized to enforce support orders shall apply to all prizes of $2,500.00 or more.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 50-27-55, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1037, § 2; Ga. L. 2006, p. 850, § 1/SB 419; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 2-6/SB 137.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2006, p. 850, § 2/SB 419, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006, and shall apply to prizes awarded on or after that date.’’

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