Montana § 7-6-4311 Liability For False Claims

Montana Statutes

§ 7-6-4311 — Liability For False Claims

Montana·Title 7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Ch. 6 FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND TAXATION·Part 43 Claims Against Municipalities

7-6-4311 . Liability for false claims.

(1)A person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim for allowance or payment to any city or town or its contractors forfeits the claim, including any portion that may be legitimate, and in addition is subject to a penalty of not to exceed $2,000 plus double the damages sustained by the city or town as a result of the false claim, including all legal costs.

(2)The forfeiture and the penalty may be claimed in the same suit.

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7-6-4311 . Liability for false claims. (1) A person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim for allowance or payment to any city or town or its contractors forfeits the claim, including any portion that may be legitimate, and in addition is subject to a penalty of not to exceed $2,000 plus double the damages sustained by the city or town as a result of the false claim, including all legal costs.
(2) The forfeiture and the penalty may be claimed in the same suit.

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