If a person files a petition to assign a lottery prize payment under IC 34-28-9.2 and the person has had debts to a state agency, the director shall:

1. (1) investigate whether the person has any outstanding debts to a state agency; and

2. (2) submit a letter, within fifteen (15) days after receiving the petition, to the petitioner and the court in which the petition is filed that:

   1. (A) references the cause number of the petition to assign a lottery prize payment; and
   2. (B) states whether the person has or has not satisfied debts to a state agency.

As added by P.L.198-2014, SEC.1.