New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter B - Public Assistance
Article 5 - MISCELLANEOUS
Part 396 - Lottery Prize Intercept For Repayment Of Public Assistance
Section 396.3 - Defenses

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

The following defenses may be raised against the interception of all or a part of the lottery prize:

(a) the person who received the notice of the lottery prize interception is not the person identified as owing and does not owe public assistance;

(b) all public assistance received within the previous 10 years has been repaid in full;

(c) the amount of public assistance received within the last 10 years and not repaid is less than the amount set forth in the notice;

(d) the amount of the prize was less than $600; and

(e) the amount intercepted was more than 50 percent of the prize.

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