- The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
- Parents should provide financial support to their minor children who cannot care for themselves;
- The state should intervene when parents fail to meet their support obligations;
- Children are adversely affected when parents divert their financial support to limited gaming and pari-mutuel wagering;
- A parent’s winnings from money diverted from a child’s support should be applied to the parent’s outstanding support obligations;
- Section 44-30-102 (1)(c) of the “Limited Gaming Act of 1991” recognizes that the limited gaming industry must be assisted in protecting the general welfare of the people of the state;
- Victims of crime and all the people of the state are adversely affected when criminal offenders divert restitution to limited gaming and pari-mutuel wagering;
- A criminal offender’s winnings from money diverted from restitution should be applied to the offender’s outstanding criminal court obligations;
- An uncollected debt to the state should be deducted from a person’s winnings.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-035), ch. 15, p. 252, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 24-35-602 as it existed prior to 2018.