§ 23-115-1004. List of debtors — Withholding winnings — Ranking of liens
(a) (1) A claimant agency may submit to the Office of the Arkansas Lottery a list of the names of all debtors owing in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) to the claimant agency or to persons on whose behalf the claimant agency is acting. (2) The full amount of the debt is collectible from […]
§ 23-115-1005. Confidential information
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other confidentiality statute, the Office of the Arkansas Lottery may provide to a claimant agency all information necessary to accomplish and effectuate the intent of this subchapter. (2) Information shall be used by a claimant agency only in the pursuit of its debt collection duties and practices. (b) Confidential information obtained […]
§ 23-115-1006. Applicability
This subchapter only applies to prizes of more than five hundred dollars ($500).
§ 23-115-1101. Duties of Legislative Council
(a) The Legislative Council shall: (1) Review whether expenditures of lottery proceeds have been in accordance with this chapter; (2) Review and approve proposed rules of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under § 10-3-309; (3) (A) Review proposed contracts of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more before the execution of the contracts. (B) The […]
§ 23-115-606. Retailer — Rental payments based on percentage of retail sales
If a retailer’s rental payments for the business premises are contractually computed, in whole or in part, on the basis of a percentage of retail sales and the computation of retail sales is not explicitly defined to include sales of tickets or shares, only the compensation received by the retailer from the Office of the […]
§ 23-115-1002. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Claimant agency” means a state agency, department, board, bureau, commission, or authority: (A) To which a person owes a debt; or (B) That acts on behalf of a person to collect a debt; (2) “Debt” means a: (A) Liquidated sum due and owing any claimant agency when the sum […]
§ 23-115-607. Business closure authority — Notice
(a) In addition to all other remedies provided by law for failure to remit lottery proceeds due the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery may close the business of a retailer if the retailer fails to comply with § 23-115-605(b) three (3) times within any consecutive twenty-four-month […]
§ 23-115-1003. Collection remedy not exclusive
The collection remedy authorized by this subchapter is in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedy available by law.
§ 23-115-608. Administrative hearing
(a) A retailer may request an administrative hearing concerning the decision of the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to close the retailer’s business. (b) Within five (5) business days after the delivery or attempted delivery of the notice required by § 23-115-607(c), the retailer may file a written protest, signed by the […]
§ 23-115-609. Judicial relief
(a) (1) If the decision of the hearing officer under § 23-115-608 is to affirm the closure of the business, the decision shall be submitted in writing and delivered by the United States Postal Service or by hand to the retailer. (2) The retailer may seek judicial relief from the decision by filing suit within […]