{"data":{"id":"us-nm/6-24-22","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"6-24-22","heading":"Lien on lottery winnings for debt collected by human services department [health care authority department]; payment to department; procedure.","body":"A. The human services department [health care authority department] shall periodically certify to the authority the names and social security numbers of persons owing a debt to or collected by the human services department [health care authority department]. This list shall include individuals that owe child support being collected by the state's child support enforcement agency pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.\nB. Prior to the payment of a lottery prize in excess of six hundred dollars ($600), the lottery shall check the name of the winner against the list of names and social security numbers of persons owing a debt to or collected by the human services department [health care authority department].\nC. If the prize winner is on the list of persons owing a debt to or collected by the agency, the lottery shall make a good-faith attempt to notify the human services department [health care authority department], and the department then has a lien against the lottery prize in the amount of the debt owed to or collected by the agency. The lottery has no liability to the human services department [health care authority department] or the person on whose behalf the department is collecting the debt if the lottery fails to match a winner's name to a name on the list or is unable to notify the department of a match. The department shall provide the lottery with written notice of a lien promptly within five working days after the lottery notifies the department of a match.\nD. If the lottery prize is to be paid directly by the authority, the amount of the debt owed to or collected by the human services department [health care authority department] shall be held by the lottery for a period of ninety days from the lottery's confirmation of the amount of the debt to allow the department to institute any necessary administrative seizure proceedings in accordance with Section 27-1-11 NMSA 1978. If an administrative seizure a proceeding is not initiated within the ninety-day period, the authority shall release the lottery prize payment to the winner.\nE. The human services department [health care authority department], in its discretion, may release or partially release the lien upon written notice to the authority.\nF. A lien or administrative seizure established against a lottery prize on behalf of a child support enforcement case shall take first priority over all other liens established by the department.\nG. A lien under this section is in addition to any other lien created by law.","path":["Chapter 6 - Public Finances","ARTICLE 24 New Mexico Lottery"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18506/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"b04b1d9e9f8adcf994d24109c61c39b02bdca911e4dd8d49cc1f81ca99ec50d3","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/6-24-21","next":"us-nm/6-24-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}