(a) The purposes of this subchapter are to establish: (1) A policy and to provide a system whereby all claimant agencies of this state in conjunction with the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall cooperate in identifying debtors who owe money to the state through its various claimant agencies or to persons on whose behalf […]
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 […]
The collection remedy authorized by this subchapter is in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedy available by law.
(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 […]
(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 […]
This subchapter only applies to prizes of more than five hundred dollars ($500).
