5:9-13.5 - Withholding of certain lottery winnings - New Jersey Statutes

5:9-13.5  Withholding of certain lottery winnings.
5.If a lottery prize claimant is in arrears of a child support order, or is a former recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children or Work First New Jersey, food stamp benefits or low-income home energy assistance benefits who has incurred an overpayment which has not been repaid, the Department of Human Services shall promptly notify the Department of the Treasury and the Division of the State Lottery of the claimant's name, address, social security number and amount due on an arrears child support order or the amount due on an overpayment.  The Department of the Treasury shall withhold this amount from the pending lottery payment and transmit same to the Department of Human Services or the Probation Division, as the case may be, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the State Treasurer.

L.1991,c.384,s.5; amended 1998, c.1, s.35.