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2018 Georgia Code 50-27-55 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
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TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 27. Lottery for Education, 50-27-1 through 50-27-104.

ARTICLE 2 SETOFF OF DEBT COLLECTION AGAINST LOTTERY PRIZES

50-27-55. Article applicable to prizes of $5,000.00 or more.

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 Department of Human Services authorized to enforce support orders shall apply to all prizes of $2,500.00 or more.

(Code 1981, §50-27-55, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1037, § 2; Ga. L. 2006, p. 850, § 1/SB 419; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 2-6/SB 137.)

The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, substituted "entity within" for "Child Support Enforcement Agency of" in the middle and inserted "authorized to enforce support orders" near the end of this Code section.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2006, p. 850, § 2/SB 419, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006, and shall apply to prizes awarded on or after that date."

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