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Assembly Bill A5195

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for mechanisms to prevent fraud against the state, to investigate suspected occurrences of fraud, and to punish persons responsible for such fraud

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2009-A5195 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17 §§250 - 259, §99-q, St Fin L

2009-A5195 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for mechanisms to prevent fraud against the state, i.e., false claims, to investigate suspected occurrences of fraud, and to punish persons responsible for such fraud; remedies include treble damages and civil penalties; creates the whistleblower reward and protection fund.

2009-A5195 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5195

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRODSKY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LIFTON
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the institution of
  certain mechanisms to prevent fraud against the state, to  investigate
  fraud  against  the  state,  and to punish the persons committing such
  fraud

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new article 17
to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 17
                     FALSE CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE
SECTION 250. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
        251. DEFINITIONS.
        252. ACTS SUBJECTING PERSONS TO TREBLE DAMAGES, COSTS, AND CIVIL
                PENALTIES; EXCEPTIONS.
        253. CIVIL ACTIONS FOR FALSE CLAIMS.
        254. CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS.
        255. EVIDENTIARY STANDARDS.
        256. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS.
        257. JURISDICTION.
        258. NONEXCLUSIVITY.
        259. SEVERABILITY.
  S  250.  STATEMENT  OF  POLICY.  THIS ARTICLE IS ENACTED TO COMBAT AND
PREVENT FRAUD AND ABUSE COMMITTED AGAINST THE STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  ITS
AGENCIES,  AUTHORITIES,  COMMISSIONS AND CORPORATIONS, AND THE POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE, AND TO NEGATE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS SUCH ACTIV-
ITIES HAVE ON FISCAL AND PROGRAMMATIC INTEGRITY. THE LEGISLATURE INTENDS
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRIVATE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK TO  BE  AGENTS  OF
THIS  STATE  WITH  THE ABILITY, AUTHORITY, AND RESOURCES TO PURSUE CIVIL
MONETARY PENALTIES, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, OR OTHER REMEDIES TO PROTECT THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08209-01-9
              

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