The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
007
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CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 792)
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§ 792. Lottery offset
(a) For all Vermont Lottery games, the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery shall, before
issuing prize money of $500.00 or more to a winner, determine whether the winner has
an outstanding child support arrearage payable to the Office of Child Support. If
the winner has a child support arrearage, the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery shall
withhold the entire amount of winnings and pay the same to the Office of Child Support.
The Office of Child Support shall offset the winnings by the amount of support arrearages
and the remainder of the winnings, if any, shall be sent to the winner. The obligor
shall be notified by the Office of Child Support of the offset prior to payment to
the obligee and given a period not to exceed 20 days to contest the accuracy of the
information.
(b) The Office of Child Support shall inform the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery of
persons with child support arrearages upon request. Each liable person shall be identified
by name, address, and Social Security number.
(c) This section shall apply to Tri-State Lottery games at such time as the same or similar
provisions become law in Maine and New Hampshire in accordance with the Tri-State
Lotto Compact. (Added 1989, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; amended 2019, No. 73, § 24.)