ORS 461.253
Voluntary assignment of prizes

  • petition for judicial order
  • issuance of order
  • commission intervention in proceeding

(1)

Payment of a prize may be made to any person pursuant to a voluntary assignment of the right to receive future periodic prize payments, in whole or in part. Payment of a prize pursuant to an assignment made under this section must be made to a person designated as assignee under an appropriate judicial order of the circuit court for the county in which the assignor resides or in which the headquarters of the Oregon State Lottery Commission are located.

(2)

A copy of the petition for an order described in subsection (1) of this section and copies of all notices of any hearing in the matter shall be served on the commission not later than 10 days prior to any hearing or entry of any order. A nonrefundable processing fee of $500 for each assignee shall be paid to the commission when the copy of the petition is served on the commission.

(3)

The commission may intervene in a proceeding to protect the interests of the commission but shall not be considered an indispensable or necessary party. Notwithstanding the failure or refusal of the commission to appear in any proceeding, the Director of the Oregon State Lottery, the commission and the state shall be immune from liability for, and shall be discharged of all further liability with respect to, any amounts paid according to the terms of an order issued under this section.

(4)

A circuit court receiving a petition may issue an order approving the assignment and directing the commission to pay to the assignee all future prize payments so assigned upon finding that all of the following conditions have been met:

(a)

The assignment has been memorialized in writing and executed by the assignor and is subject to Oregon law;

(b)

The assignor provides a sworn declaration to the court attesting that the assignor is represented by independent legal counsel in connection with the assignment, has had the opportunity to receive independent financial and tax advice concerning the effects of the assignment, is of sound mind and is not acting under duress;

(c)

The proposed assignment does not and will not include or cover payments or portions of payments that are subject to a 30-day hold under ORS 461.715 (Holding of certain lottery prizes for child support), unless appropriate provision is made in the order to satisfy the obligations giving rise to the hold; and

(d)

The proposed assignment and court order shall not require the commission to divide any prize payment so that portions of a single prize payment must be made to more than three persons at a time.

(5)

After receipt of a certified copy of a court order granted under this section, the commission shall acknowledge in writing to both the assignor and the assignee the agreement of the commission to make the prize payments in accordance with the provisions of the order. The commission shall thereafter make the prize payments in accordance with the order.

(6)

No modification or amendment to any assignment authorized by this section, and no additional or subsequent assignment of any prize, shall be valid or binding on the commission unless the modification, amendment or assignment is authorized by a separate judicial order issued in compliance with this section. [1995 c.478 §2]

Source: Section 461.253 — Voluntary assignment of prizes; petition for judicial order; issuance of order; commission intervention in proceeding, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors461.­html.

461.010
Definitions
461.015
Short title
461.020
Purpose
461.030
Local laws preempted
461.040
Effect on other gambling laws
461.050
Location of offices
461.100
Oregon State Lottery Commission
461.110
Criminal identification information available to lottery
461.120
Commission exempt from certain laws
461.130
Authority of commission
461.140
Annual budget report
461.150
State lottery director
461.160
Authority of director to contract for services
461.170
Coordination between director and commission
461.180
Studies
461.190
Assistant Director for Security
461.200
Operation of lottery
461.202
Transportation of gambling devices
461.210
Security measures
461.215
Video lottery games
461.217
Video lottery game regulation
461.220
Number and value of prizes
461.230
Method for determining winners
461.240
Sale price of tickets and shares
461.250
Validation and payment of prizes
461.251
Reporting of certain prize winners to Department of Human Services
461.253
Voluntary assignment of prizes
461.257
Judicial order suspending voluntary assignment laws upon finding of adverse tax consequences for all prize winners
461.260
Distribution of tickets and shares
461.300
Selection of retailers
461.310
Compensation for retailers
461.330
Display of certificate of authority
461.335
Temporary letter of authority
461.400
Procurements
461.410
Vendor disclosure for major procurements
461.420
Contract with vendor convicted of crime prohibited
461.430
Contractor required to comply with applicable laws
461.440
Commission’s authority to contract
461.445
Policy on payment to contractors
461.500
Lottery to be self-supporting
461.510
State Lottery Fund
461.512
Management of lottery moneys received by county
461.520
Establishment of checking accounts and petty cash fund
461.530
Oregon State Lottery Fund
461.535
Intercollegiate Athletic Fund
461.540
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund
461.543
Sports Lottery Account
461.544
Use of proceeds of video lottery games
461.547
Distribution of certain video lottery revenues to counties for economic development
461.548
Video lottery proceeds to be treated separately from other lottery proceeds
461.549
Use of video lottery proceeds for treatment of gambling-related behavioral problems
461.550
Expenditure limitation not applicable to lottery
461.553
ODAS Economic Development Distributions Fund
461.555
Capital Construction Trust Fund
461.557
DOT Economic Development Distributions Fund
461.559
Reversion of lottery allocations
461.560
Taxation of sales and prizes
461.600
Sales to minors
461.700
Additional disclosure requirements
461.715
Holding of certain lottery prizes for child support
461.719
Holding of certain lottery prizes for overpayment of assistance
461.725
Enforcement officers to enforce prohibition on gray machines
461.740
Policy on hiring by firms receiving lottery-funded benefits
461.800
Short title
461.810
Definitions
461.820
Promotion of responsible gambling
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