§ 3A-724.1. Prize withholding – Delinquent debt to Department of Human Services.

A.  The Oklahoma Lottery Commission shall withhold the amount of delinquent debt as established by the Department of Human Services from the lottery prize monies won by an individual pursuant to Section 710 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B.  The Oklahoma Lottery Commission shall pay the monies withheld from the lottery prize, as provided in subsection A of this section, to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, not to exceed the amount of debt established by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

C.  The Commission for Human Services shall promulgate rules to define the debts that will be submitted to the Oklahoma Lottery Commission for withholding.

D.  The Commission for Human Services shall develop procedures for notifying the Oklahoma Lottery Commission of the debts that should be processed for withholding.  The information on debt withholding will be reported to the Oklahoma Lottery Commission on a periodic basis and should include, but not be limited to:

1.  Identification of the individuals who have been determined to be delinquent in the repayment of debt established by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services; and

2.  The amounts of debt to be withheld by the Oklahoma Lottery Commission.

E.  The Oklahoma Lottery Commission shall provide a report to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services upon withholding that includes, but is not limited to, the following information:

1.  Identification of the individuals who have had monies withheld; and

2.  The amount of monies that will be paid to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to be applied to the established debt.

Added by Laws 2005, c. 99, § 2, emerg. eff. April 25, 2005.