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§ 8-103. Civil actions filed by governmental entity

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. False Claims (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, General Provisions, § 8-103
§ 8-103. Civil actions filed by governmental entity
Currentness
In general
(a) If a governmental entity finds that a person has violated or is violating § 8-102 of this title, the governmental entity may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State against the person.
Penalties
(b) In filing a civil action under this section, the governmental entity may seek:
(1) the penalties provided under § 8-102(c) of this title; and
(2) subject to the guidelines under § 8-105(b)(4) of this subtitle, court costs and attorney's fees.
Filing certain other actions based on same underlying act prohibited
(c) A governmental entity may not maintain an action under this section if the governmental entity has filed a civil action based on the same underlying act under § 2-603 of the Health--General Article or has sought enforcement by the Attorney General under § 11-205 or § 11-205.1 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

Credits

Added by Acts 2015, c. 165, § 1, eff. June 1, 2015. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 608, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 609, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 8-103, MD GEN PROVIS § 8-103
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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