§ 5053.1. Definitions--Civil penalty for false or fraudulent claims
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 5053.1
§ 5053.1. Definitions--Civil penalty for false or fraudulent claims
No proof of specific intent to defraud is required;
is liable to the State of Oklahoma for a civil penalty consistent with the civil penalties provision of the Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729(a), as adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note; Public Law 101-410), and as further amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of Public Law 114-74), plus three times the amount of damages which the state sustains because of the act of that person.
1. The person committing the violation in subsection B of this section furnished officials of this state responsible for investigating false claims violations with all information known to such person about the violation within thirty (30) days after the date on which the defendant first obtained the information;
3. At the time the person furnished the state with the information about the violation, no criminal prosecution, civil action, or administrative action had commenced under this title with respect to the violation, and the person did not have actual knowledge of the existence of an investigation into the violation,
the court may assess not less than two times the amount of damages which the state sustains because of the act of the person.
E. Any information furnished pursuant to subsections A through D of this section shall be exempt from disclosure under the Oklahoma Open Records Act1.
F. This section does not apply to claims, records or statements under the Oklahoma Tax Code2.
Credits
Laws 2007, c. 137, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2016, c. 44, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2017, c. 86, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 5053.1, OK ST T. 63 § 5053.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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