Georgia Code, Title 23, Chapter 3, Article 6 - Taxpayer Protection Against False Claims

• § 23-3-120 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Claim" means any request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money or property,...
• § 23-3-121 - Submission of False Information; Liability; No Application to Taxation
  (a) Any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity that: (1) Knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim for...
• § 23-3-122 - Investigations by Attorney General; Civil Actions Authorized; Intervention by Government; Limitation on Participating in Litigation; Stay of Discovery; Alternative Remedies; Division of Recovery; Limitations
  (a) The Attorney General shall be authorized to investigate suspected, alleged, and reported violations of this article. If the Attorney General finds that a...
• § 23-3-123 - Statute of Limitations; Service of Subpoena; Limitation on Disclosures; Intervention; Preponderance of the Evidence Standard; Effect of Criminal Conviction on Civil Actions
  (a) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (l) of Code Section 23-3-122, all civil actions under this article shall be filed pursuant...
• § 23-3-124 - Venue
  All civil actions brought under this article in a court of this state shall be brought in the county where the defendant or any...
• § 23-3-125 - Civil Investigative Demands
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Custodian" means the custodian, or any deputy custodian, designated by the Attorney General under...
• § 23-3-126 - Remedies Nonexclusive; Construction of Provisions
  (a) The provisions of this article shall not be deemed exclusive, and the remedies provided for in this article shall be in addition to...
• § 23-3-127 - Proceedings Involving Medicaid
  If a civil action can be commenced pursuant to Article 7B of Chapter 4 of Title 49, the "State False Medicaid Claims Act," the...

Last modified: October 14, 2016