2022 Colorado Code
Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities
Article 33 - Gambling Payment Intercept Act
§ 44-33-102. Legislative Declaration

Universal Citation:
CO Code § 44-33-102 (2022)
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  1. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
    1. Parents should provide financial support to their minor children who cannot care for themselves;
    2. The state should intervene when parents fail to meet their support obligations;
    3. Children are adversely affected when parents divert their financial support to limited gaming and pari-mutuel wagering;
    4. A parent's winnings from money diverted from a child's support should be applied to the parent's outstanding support obligations;
    5. 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;
    6. Victims of crime and all the people of the state are adversely affected when criminal offenders divert restitution to limited gaming and pari-mutuel wagering;
    7. A criminal offender's winnings from money diverted from restitution should be applied to the offender's outstanding criminal court obligations;
    8. An uncollected debt to the state should be deducted from a person's winnings.

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-035), ch. 15, p. 252, § 2, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-35-602 as it existed prior to 2018.

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