Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "debt" means an obligation that is evidenced by an assessment or lien issued by a state agency, a judgment, or a final order of an administrative agency.

(b) The treasurer of state, the department of state revenue, the department of administration, the Indiana department of transportation, the attorney general, the department of child services, and the courts shall identify to the commission, in the form and format prescribed by the commission and approved by the auditor of state, a person who:

(1) owes an outstanding debt to a state agency;

(2) is on the department of state revenue's most recent tax warrant list; or

(3) owes past due child support collected and paid to a recipient through a court.

(c) Before the payment of a prize of more than five hundred ninety-nine dollars ($599) to a claimant identified under subsection (b), the commission shall deduct the amount of the obligation from the prize money and transmit the deducted amount to the auditor of state. The commission shall pay the balance of the prize money to the prize winner after deduction of the obligation. If a prize winner owes multiple obligations subject to offset under this section and the prize is insufficient to cover all obligations, the amount of the prize shall be applied as follows:

(1) First, to the child support obligations past due and owed by the prize winner that are collected and paid to a recipient through a court.

(2) Second, to judgments owed by the prize winner.

(3) Third, to tax liens owed by the prize winner.

(4) Fourth, to unsecured debts owed by the prize winner to a state agency.

Within each of the categories described in subdivisions (1) through (4), the amount and priority of the prize shall be applied in the manner that the auditor of state determines to be appropriate. The commission shall reimburse the auditor of state pursuant to an agreement under IC 4-30-15-5 for the expenses incurred by the auditor of state in carrying out the duties required by this section.

As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-1990, SEC.7; P.L.108-2009, SEC.2; P.L.172-2011, SEC.8; P.L.198-2014, SEC.5.