(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
Parents should provide financial support to their minor children who cannot care forthemselves;
The state should intervene when parents fail to meet their support obligations;
Children are adversely affected when parents divert their financial support to limitedgaming and pari-mutuel wagering;
A parent's winnings from money diverted from a child's support should be applied tothe parent's outstanding support obligations;
Section 44-30-102 (1)(c) of the "Limited Gaming Act of 1991" recognizes that thelimited gaming industry must be assisted in protecting the general welfare of the people of the state;
Victims of crime and all the people of the state are adversely affected when criminaloffenders divert restitution to limited gaming and pari-mutuel wagering;
A criminal offender's winnings from money diverted from restitution should be applied to the offender's outstanding criminal court obligations;
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.