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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56528</law_id><section_number>58.1-4026</section_number><catch_line>Set-off of debts to the Commonwealth from prizes</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-4019</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Other Sources of State Revenue</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="40">Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Powers and Duties of Virginia Lottery Board; Administration of Tickets and Prizes</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Director</span> shall establish by rule and regulation a set-off debt collection program in accordance with the provisions of the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Contingent effective date) Definitions" href="/58.1-520/">58.1-520</a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of this title, wherein certain prizes shall be subjected to delinquent debts of agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth. The <span class="dictionary">Director</span> shall be responsible for the administration of the program and shall ensure by rule and regulation of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> that any agency eligible to participate in the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Contingent effective date) Definitions" href="/58.1-520/">58.1-520</a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of this title, shall be eligible to participate in the <span class="dictionary">lottery</span> prize set-off. The <span class="dictionary">Tax Commissioner</span> shall transmit to the <span class="dictionary">Director</span>, at such intervals as requested by the <span class="dictionary">Director</span>, a listing of claimant agencies and delinquent debts owed thereto.</p></section></text><history>1987, c. 531.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
