PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 121
PRINTER'S NO. 270
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
146
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, GORDNER, MENSCH, HUGHES, FARNESE,
SCHWANK, BREWSTER, HAYWOOD, TARTAGLIONE, YUDICHAK, FOLMER,
RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH, VOGEL AND BROWNE, JANUARY 20, 2017
SENATOR GREENLEAF, JUDICIARY, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 31, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, providing
for lottery winnings intercept.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 9778. Lottery winnings intercept.
(a) Duty of Department of Revenue.--In the case of a person
claiming Pennsylvania State Lottery winnings that exceed $2,500,
the Department of Revenue, after it has made its determination
subject to 23 Pa.C.S. § 4308 (relating to lottery winnings
intercept) , shall:
(1) in consultation with the Administrative Office of
Pennsylvania Courts , make a reasonable effort to determine if
the person owes a court-ordered obligation prior to making a
lottery winnings payment ;
(2) if the person is found to owe a court-ordered
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obligation , intercept and deduct the amount owed in the
court-ordered obligation from the amount of lottery winnings
and remit the amount to the Administrative Office of
Pennsylvania Courts for distribution under applicable law;
(3) notify the claimant of a payment made under this
section; and
(4) pay the remaining lottery winnings to the claimant.
(b) Right to review.--A person whose lottery winnings are
used to satisfy an obligation under this section may appeal in
accordance with applicable law . The appeal must be filed WITH A
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION within 30 days after the person
is notified by the Department of Revenue that the winnings have
been reduced or totally withheld to satisfy the person's
outstanding court-ordered obligation .
(c) Administrative fee.--The Department of Revenue may
determine and set a fee to cover actual costs to administer this
section and may deduct the calculated amount from the lottery
winnings subject to intercept under this section.
(d) Rules and regulations.--The Department of Revenue, in
conjunction with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania
Courts, may , in the manner provided by law, jointly promulgate
the rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(e) Duty of Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.--
The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shall provide
to the Department of Revenue the information necessary to
fulfill its duties under this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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