§ 12-831 — Execution and approval of assignment.

(a) Except as provided in section 12-833, no assignment of a lottery prize, in whole or in part, including an assignment of a lottery prize to be used as collateral to secure a loan pursuant to title 42a, shall be valid unless it is executed pursuant to and approved in accordance with this section. Any such assignment shall entitle the assignee to receive, to the extent assigned, the lottery prize to which the assignor would be entitled. Such assignment shall be in writing and executed by the assignor. Such assignment shall be accompanied by an affidavit, signed and sworn to by the assignor before a proper authority, stating that the assignor (1) is of sound mind and not acting under duress, (2) has been advised by independent legal counsel and has received independent financial and tax advice concerning the assignment, (3) understands that he will not receive lottery prize payments or portions thereof for the time period assigned, (4) has received a disclosure statement as provided in subsection (b) of this section, (5) at the time of the execution of the assignment, was informed in writing by the assignee that the assignor had the right to cancel the assignment no later than three business days following the date on which the assignment was signed, (6) will have no outstanding or unsatisfied judgments against him when the assignment transaction is closed and is not subject to any court order or judgment regarding delinquent child support or alimony obligations, and (7) releases the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and its directors, officers and employees from any further liability to the assignor upon payment of any lottery prize pursuant to an assignment made in accordance with this section. (b) The assignee shall provide to the assignor a one-page written disclosure statement in at least ten-point bold type setting forth (1) the payments being assigned, by amount and payment dates, (2) the purchase price being paid for the assignment of such lottery prize, (3) the rate of discount to present value, assuming daily compounding and funding on the date of assignment, and (4) the amount, if any, of origination or closing fees that will be charged to the assignor. With regard to the assignment of a lottery prize to be used as collateral to secure a loan, the one-page written disclosure statement required by this subsection shall also include (A) the amount of the loan, (B) the interest rate to be charged, (C) the interest rate to be charged in case of default, and (D) any penalties to be charged upon early repayment of the loan. (c) Upon payment of an entry fee of seventy-five dollars, the assignee shall submit the assignment to the superior court for the judicial district in which the assignor resides or where the Connecticut Lottery Corporation is located for review and approval by the court. If, upon review of the assignment and accompanying affidavit, the court determines that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have been met, the court shall approve the assignment.

Legislative History

(P.A. 98-137, S. 58, 62; 98-219, S. 29, 33, 34.) History: P.A. 98-137 effective October 1, 1998, and applicable to any action or arbitration brought on or after said date with respect to a land survey performed or furnished on or after said date; P.A. 98-219 amended Subsec. (a) to include an assignment of a lottery prize to be used as collateral to secure a loan pursuant to title 42a and to add Subdiv. (6) requiring the assignor to state that he will have no outstanding or unsatisfied judgments against him when the assignment transaction is closed and is not subject to any court order or judgment re delinquent child support or alimony obligations and Subdiv. (7) requiring the assignor to state that he releases the corporation and its directors, officers and employees from further liability upon payment of a lottery prize pursuant to an assignment, amended Subsec. (b) to add provision requiring the written disclosure statement to include certain additional information when the assignment of a lottery prize is to be used as collateral to secure a loan and changed the effective date of P.A. 98-137, S. 58 from October 1, 1998, to July 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1998.