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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 5 — Civil actions to recover money for commonwealth

Massachusetts § 5
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Ch. 12DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5 (2026).

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Section 5. All civil actions to recover money for the commonwealth may be brought in the name of the commonwealth by the attorney general or by a district attorney.

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§ 5
Civil actions to recover money for commonwealth
§ 5A
False claims; definitions applicable to Secs. 5A to 5<i>O</i>
§ 5B
False claims; liability
§ 5C
Violations under Secs. 5B to 5O; investigation by attorney general; relators; civil actions
§ 5D
Prosecution by attorney general; relator's right to continue as party to action
§ 5E
Alternate remedies available to determine civil penalty
§ 5F
Payments to relators; limitations
§ 5G
Actions brought against governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, secretary of state, etc.; jurisdiction
§ 5H
Money recovered by commonwealth; false claims prosecution fund
§ 5I
Awards of attorney general fees and expenses; awards of costs and attorney fees against relators; liability
§ 5J
Employers preventing employees from acting to further false claim actions; liability
§ 5K
Limitation of actions; intervention by attorney general; final judgments in criminal proceedings
§ 5L
Preponderance of the evidence standard
§ 5M
Rules, regulations or guidelines; attorney general
§ 5N
Civil investigative demands; attorney general
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