Ch. 312 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a) In this section, "Unit" means the Central Collection Unit in the Department
of Budget and Management.

(b) A certification to the State Lottery Agency under § 810(b)(2)(ii) § 809 of this
subheading shall contain:

(1) The full name of the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT and any other
name known to be used by the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT;

(2) The Social Security number of the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT; and

(3) The amount of the arrearage.

(c) If a defendant OR LIABLE PARENT who is delinquent in restitution payments
wins a lottery prize to be paid by check directly by the State Lottery Agency, the State
Lottery Agency shall send a notice to the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT that:

(1) The defendant OR LIABLE PARENT has won a prize to be paid by the
State Lottery Agency;

(2) The Lottery Agency has received notice from the [Central Collection]
Unit of the defendant's OR LIABLE PARENTS restitution arrearage in the amount
specified;

(3) State law requires the Lottery Agency to withhold the prize to pay it
towards the defendant's OR LIABLE PARENT'S restitution arrearage;

(4) The Lottery Agency proposes to transfer the prize, or that part of it
which is equal to the restitution arrearage, to the Unit if no appeal is filed within 15 days;

(5) The defendant OR LIABLE PARENT may appeal to the Unit if the
defendant OR LIABLE PARENT disputes the existence or the amount of the arrearage;
and

(6) If no appeal is filed within 15 days, the prize, or that part of it that is
equal to the restitution arrearage, shall be transferred to the Unit.

(d) The State Lottery Agency shall withhold any part of the prize up to the
amount of the arrearage until the Unit notifies the Agency as to whom the withheld prize
money shall be paid.

(e) Upon receipt of a notice from the State Lottery Agency, any defendant OR
LIABLE PARENT who disputes the existence or amount of the arrearage may appeal the
proposed transfer within 15 days after the date of the notice.

(f) If no appeal is filed within 15 days, the State Lottery Agency shall transfer the
amount of the prize withheld to the Unit.

(g) If the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT appeals the proposed transfer, after a
hearing the Unit shall notify the State Lottery Agency that the withheld prize shall be:

(1) Paid to the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT;

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