The purpose of this article is to establish a policy and to provide a system whereby all claimant agencies of this state in conjunction with the corporation shall cooperate in identifying debtors who owe money to the state through its various claimant agencies or to persons on whose behalf the state and its claimant agencies […]
As used in this article, the term: “Claimant agency” means any state agency, department, board, bureau, commission, or authority to which an individual owes a debt or which acts on behalf of an individual to collect a debt. “Debt” means any liquidated sum due and owing any claimant agency, which sum has accrued through contract, […]
The collection remedy authorized by this article is in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedy available by law. History. Code 1981, § 50-27-52 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1037, § 2.
Any claimant agency may submit to the corporation a list of the names of all persons owing debts in excess of $100.00 to such claimant agency or to persons on whose behalf the claimant agency is acting. The full amount of the debt shall be collectable from any lottery winnings without regard to limitations on […]
Notwithstanding Code Section 50-27-29, which prohibits disclosure by the corporation of the contents of prize winner records or information, and notwithstanding any other confidentiality statute, the corporation may provide to a claimant agency all information necessary to accomplish and effectuate the intent of this article. The information obtained by a claimant agency from the corporation […]
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 […]
