State lottery prize fund; setoff for state debts; notification to department of economic security; prizewinner confidentiality

A.R.S. § 5-573 — under General Provisions.

A.R.S. § 5-573

B. Payments to winners that are payable by the commission or lottery redemption agents pursuant to this section in an amount of $600 or more are subject to setoff under section 5-575.

C. The commission shall furnish the department of economic security with the names and the social security numbers of persons who are paid lottery prizes or winnings in an amount of $600 or more pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed by section 41-1965. The department of economic security shall pay the commission for the costs of furnishing the information.

D. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, the name of a person or legally formed entity that is paid a lottery prize or winnings of $100,000 or more is confidential on request of the prizewinner and, if confidentiality is requested, is not a public record under title 39, chapter 1, article 2. If a prizewinner does not make a request, the name of the person or legally formed entity is confidential for ninety days from the date the prize is awarded and is not a public record under title 39, chapter 1, article 2 during this ninety-day period. Information regarding the prizewinner's city and county of residence is not confidential. A prizewinner may waive the confidentiality provisions of this subsection by voluntarily consenting to the disclosure of the prizewinner's name.