10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 15-9

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 144-351-15-9 - SETOFF OF DEBTS AGAINST GAMBLING WINNINGS (8 M.R.S. sections 300-B, 1066)

A person licensed under 8 M.R.S. §271 or § 275-D to conduct pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing in this State; or a person granted a license under Title 8, Chapter 31, shall intercept gambling winnings to pay child support in accordance with 8 M.R.S. §§300-B and 1066, respectively.

A. The licensee will make a good faith effort to obtain information from the support debt registry to determine whether a particular winner owes a child support debt. "A good faith effort" is shown when a licensee makes at least two separate attempts to obtain information from the registry.

B. The licensee shall transmit the amount withheld to the Division, together with the name and Departmental member ID of the obligor, within 7 days after withholding the lien amount.

C. The information obtained from the Division or the licensee for purposes of this Chapter is confidential, and may be used only for the purposes of withholding gambling winnings for a child support debt.

A winner from whom an amount was withheld pursuant to Title 8 has the right, within 15 days of receipt of the notice of withholding, to request from the Department an Administrative Hearing under Chapter 12. The hearing is limited to questions of whether the debt is liquidated and whether any post-liquidation events have affected the winner's liability. The administrative hearing decision constitutes final agency action.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 15-9