Colorado § 44-33-102 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 44-33-102 — Legislative declaration

Colorado·Title 44 Revenue -·Art. Gambling Payment Intercept Act

(1)The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a)Parents should provide financial support to their minor children who cannot care for themselves;

(b)The state should intervene when parents fail to meet their support obligations;

(c)Children are adversely affected when parents divert their financial support to limited gaming, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering;

(d)A parent's winnings from money diverted from a child's support should be applied to the parent's outstanding support obligations;

(e)Section 44-30-102 (1)(c) of the Limited Gaming Act of 1991 recognizes that the limited gaming industry must be assisted in protecting the general welfare of the people of the state;

(f)Victims of crime and all the people of the state are adversely affected when cr

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds
and declares that:

(a) Parents should provide financial support to their minor children who
cannot care for themselves;

(b) The state should intervene when parents fail to meet their support
obligations;

(c) Children are adversely affected when parents divert their financial
support to limited gaming, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering;

(d) A parent's winnings from money diverted from a child's support should be
applied to the parent's outstanding support obligations;

(e) Section 44-30-102 (1)(c) of the Limited Gaming Act of 1991 recognizes
that the limited gaming industry must be assisted in protecting the general welfare
of the people of the state;

(f) Victims of crime and all the people of the state are adversely affected
when criminal offenders divert restitution to limited gaming, sports betting, and
pari-mutuel wagering;

(g) A criminal offender's winnings from money diverted from restitution
should be applied to the offender's outstanding criminal court obligations;

(h) An uncollected debt to the state should be deducted from a person's
winnings.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-035), ch. 15, p. 252, � 2, effective October 1. L. 2022: (1)(c) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 22-1412), ch. 405, p. 2876, � 12, effective July 1, 2023.