GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE DRH40024-MQ-15  (01/16)

Short Title:        Name/Address of Lottery Winner Confidential.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Jackson.
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to treat as confidential the name and address of a lottery winner, except with the consent of the winner or in certain defined circumstances.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 18C‑132 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"§ 18C‑132.  Procedures for drawings and claiming prizes; payment of prizes; protection of information concerning certain prize winners.

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(m) The name and address of a prize winner is confidential except in one or more of the following circumstances:

(1) The prize winner consents to the release.

(2) To the extent required to:

a. Notify the North Carolina Department of Revenue to comply with subsection (l) of this section.

b. Notify the Internal Revenue Service.

c. Notify the tax authorities of the state of residence of the prize winner.

d. Comply with the debt set‑off program under G.S. 18C‑134 and Chapter 105A of the General Statutes.

e. Comply with Article 31 of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes concerning supplemental proceedings against a judgment debtor."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2015.