PRINTER'S NO. 75
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
126
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, FARNESE, STACK, BROWNE, GORDNER,
SCHWANK, TEPLITZ, RAFFERTY AND VULAKOVICH, JANUARY 14, 2015
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 14, 2015
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) Investigation and deduction.--After the department has
made its determination subject to 23 Pa.C.S. § 4308 (relating to
lottery winnings intercept) the department shall:
(1) In the case of any person winning more than $2,500
in the Pennsylvania State Lottery, the Department of Revenue
shall in consultation with the Administrative Office of the
Pennsylvania Courts make all reasonable efforts to determine
if the person owes any court-ordered obligation prior to
making any lottery winnings payment.
(2) If the person is found to owe any court-ordered
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obligation , the amount shall be deducted from the amount of
lottery winnings and paid pursuant to applicable law for the
administration of payments of court-ordered obligations .
(b) Intercept required.--
(1) The Department of Revenue shall periodically review
information provided by the Administrative Office of the
Pennsylvania Courts that identifies persons with outstanding
court-ordered obligations .
(2) Prior to any payment of winnings, the Department of
Revenue shall intercept and remit winnings of a person owing
any court-ordered obligation to the Administrative Office of
the Pennsylvania Courts for distribution pursuant to
applicable law.
(c) Right to review.--A person whose lottery prize is used
to satisfy an obligation under this section may appeal to the
Department of Revenue in accordance with Article XXVII of the
act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code
of 1971 . The appeal must be filed within 30 days after the
person is notified by the Department of Revenue that the prize
has been reduced or totally withheld to satisfy the person's
outstanding court-ordered obligation .
(d) Rules and regulations.--The Department of Revenue in
conjunction with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania
Courts shall, in the manner provided by law, jointly promulgate
the rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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