Colorado § 44-33-102 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 44-33-102. Legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a) Parents should provide financial support to their minor children who cannot care for themselves;
(b) The state should intervene when parents fail to meet their support obligations;
(c) Children are adversely affected when parents divert their financial support to limited gaming, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering;
(d) A parent's winnings from money diverted from a child's support should be applied to the parent's outstanding support obligations;
(e) Section 44-30-102 (1)(c) of the "Limited Gaming Act of 1991" recognizes that the limited gaming industry must be assisted in protecting the general welfare of the people of the state;
(f) Victims of crime and all the people of the state are adversely affected when criminal offenders divert restitution to limited gaming, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering;
(g) A criminal offender's winnings from money diverted from restitution should be applied to the offender's outstanding criminal court obligations;
(h) An uncollected debt to the state should be deducted from a person's winnings.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-035), ch. 15, p. 252, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2022: (1)(c) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 22-1412), ch. 405, p. 2876, § 12, effective July 1, 2023.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-35-602 as it existed prior to 2018.
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