Indiana § 5-11-5.5-2 False claims; civil penalty; reduced penalty for certain disclosures

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-11-5.5-2 — False claims; civil penalty; reduced penalty for certain disclosures

Indiana § 5-11-5.5-2

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 11ACCOUNTING FOR PUBLIC FUNDS

Ch. 5.5False Claims and Whistleblower Protection

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Ind. Code § 5-11-5.5-2 (2026).

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(a)This section does not apply to:

(1)a claim, record, or statement concerning income tax (IC 6-3); or

(2)a claim, request, demand, statement, record, act, or omission made or submitted after June 30, 2014, in relation to the Medicaid program described in IC 12-15.

(b)A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1)presents a false claim to the state for payment or approval;

(2)makes or uses a false record or statement to obtain payment or approval of a false claim from the state;

(3)with intent to defraud the state, delivers less money or property to the state than the amount recorded on the certificate or receipt the person receives from the state;

(4)with intent to defraud the state, authorizes issuance of a receipt without knowing that the information on the receipt is true;

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(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) a claim, record, or statement concerning income tax (IC 6-3);
or
(2) a claim, request, demand, statement, record, act, or omission
made or submitted after June 30, 2014, in relation to the Medicaid
program described in IC 12-15.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) presents a false claim to the state for payment or approval;
(2) makes or uses a false record or statement to obtain payment or
approval of a false claim from the state;
(3) with intent to defraud the state, delivers less money or
property to the state than the amount recorded on the certificate
or receipt the person receives from the state;
(4) with intent to defraud the state, authorizes issuance of a
receipt without knowing that the information on the receipt is
true;
(5) receives public property as a pledge of an obligation on a debt
from an employee who is not lawfully authorized to sell or pledge
the property;
(6) makes or uses a false record or statement to avoid an
obligation to pay or transmit property to the state;
(7) conspires with another person to perform an act described in
subdivisions (1) through (6); or
(8) causes or induces another person to perform an act described
in subdivisions (1) through (6);
is, except as provided in subsection (c), liable to the state for a civil
penalty of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) and for up to three (3)
times the amount of damages sustained by the state. In addition, a
person who violates this section is liable to the state for the costs of a
civil action brought to recover a penalty or damages.
(c) If the factfinder determines that the person who violated this
section:
(1) furnished state officials with all information known to the
person about the violation not later than thirty (30) days after the
date on which the person obtained the information;
(2) fully cooperated with the investigation of the violation; and
(3) did not have knowledge of the existence of an investigation,
a criminal prosecution, a civil action, or an administrative action
concerning the violation at the time the person provided
information to state officials;
the person is liable for a penalty of not less than two (2) times the
amount of damages that the state sustained because of the violation. A
person who violates this section is also liable to the state for the costs
of a civil action brought to recover a penalty or damages.