KRS 230.262: Child support arrearage registry -- Definitions for section -- Duties of

Attorney General -- Duties of licensed online gaming operator -- Penalties --

Administrative regulations.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Child support arrearage" mean s a past -due child support obligation of five

hundred dollars ($500) or more owed by an individual per Title IV -D case

pursuant to a Kentucky court order or an order of another state registered and

enforceable in Kentucky;

(b) "Disqualified person" means a ny individual who appears on the child support

arrearage registry maintained pursuant to subsection (2) of this section;

(c) "Licensed online gaming operator" means any person or entity holding a

license issued by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corpo ration who

offers online gaming, online sports wagering, or fantasy contests to persons

located within the Commonwealth; and

(d) "Online gaming" includes any gaming that is wagered upon a website, mobile

application, or any other off -site technology approved by the Kentucky Horse

Racing and Gaming Corporation pursuant to this chapter.

(2) The Office of the Attorney General or applicable administrative body shall:

(a) Compile and maintain a child support arrearage registry consisting of the

name, date of bir th, and Social Security number of each individual who owes

a child support arrearage as defined in subsection (1)(a) of this section; and

(b) 1. Transmit an updated registry to the corporation on a monthly basis, or

more frequently as practicable.

2. Upon receipt of the updated registry, the corporation shall disseminate

the registry to each licensed online gaming operator.

(3) A licensed online gaming operator shall:

(a) Prior to creating an account for any applicant, verify whether the applicant

appears on the child support arrearage registry; and

(b) Deny account creation to any applicant who is a disqualified person.

(4) A licensed online gaming operator shall, upon receipt of each updated registry

transmitted under subsection (2) of this section, cross-reference the updated registry

against its existing account holders. Any account holder identified as a disqualified

person shall have his or her account suspended within five (5) business days of

receipt of the updated registry. The operator shall pr ovide notice to the account

holder of the suspension and the reason therefor.

(5) A suspended account shall be reinstated when the individual no longer appears as a

disqualified person on the registry transmitted under subsection (2) of this section.

Reinstatement shall occur no later than five (5) business days following the licensed

online gaming operator's receipt of an updated registry on which the individual does

not appear.

(6) A licensed online gaming operator that knowingly creates an account for, o r

knowingly permits continued participation by, a disqualified person shall be subject

to administrative penalties imposed by the applicable licensing authority, including

suspension or revocation of the operator's license.

(7) A cause of action shall not lie against a licensed online gaming operator for account

denial or suspension undertaken in good-faith compliance with this section.

(8) The applicable licensing authority shall promulgate administrative regulations

necessary to implement this section wit h respect to operators and products under

their respective jurisdiction, including procedures for secure data handling and the

account reinstatement process.

(9) This section shall not be construed to apply to persons licensed to conduct

charitable gaming under KRS Chapter 238.