North Carolina § 1-605 - Short title; purpose.
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§ 1-605. Short title; purpose.
This Article shall be known and may be cited as the False Claims Act. The purpose of this Article is to deter persons from knowingly causing or assisting in causing the State to pay claims that are false or fraudulent and to provide remedies in the form of treble damages and civil penalties when money is obtained from the State by reason of a false or fraudulent claim. History (2009-554, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - This Article was enacted as Article 52 by Session Laws 2009-554, s. 1. It has been renumbered as Article 51 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
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Section 1-605 ("Short title; purpose.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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