Ch. 315

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(6) THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN RESOURCES, THE STATE
COMPTROLLER, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE LOTTERY AGENCY SHALL
ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBSECTION.

[(g)) (H) (1) On receipt of notice of intercept from the
State Comptroller, any obligor who disputes the existence or
amount of the arrearage may appeal to the Administration.

(2) If the Administration finds that an excessive
amount was withheld from the obligor's income tax refund OR STATE
LOTTERY PRIZE, the Administration promptly shall pay to the
taxpayer the excess amount withheld.

[(h)] (I) The Comptroller shall honor REFUND interception
requests in the following order:

(1)  a refund interception request to collect an
unpaid State, county, or municipal tax;

(2)  a refund interception request under this Part II
of this subtitle; and

(3)  any other refund interception request.

[(i)] (J) The Secretary of Human Resources and the State
Comptroller may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this
section.

Article - State Government

9-120.

(a)  The Comptroller shall distribute the State Lottery Fund
to pay:

(1)  on a pro rata basis for the daily and nondaily
State lottery games, the expenses of administering and operating
the State lottery, as authorized under this subtitle and the
State budget; and

(2)  then, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 10-113(G) OF THE
FAMILY LAW ARTICLE, the holder of each winning ticket or share.

9-122.

(b)  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection AND
§ 10-113(G) OF THE FAMILY LAW ARTICLE, a prize won under this
subtitle is not assignable.

(2) If the prize winner dies before the prize is
paid, the prize may be paid to the estate of the prize winner.

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