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This Act may be cited as the Illinois False Claims Act
This Act may be cited as the Illinois False Claims Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1304, eff. 7-27-10.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 ILCS 175 — Illinois False Claims Act.
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Provisions
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Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "State" means the State of Illinois; any agency of State government; the system of State colleges and universities, any school district, community college district, county, municipality, municipal corporation, unit of local government, and any combination of the above under an inte…
740 ILCS 175/3
False claims
False claims. (a) Liability for certain acts. (1) In general, any person who: (A) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval; (B) knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim; (C) conspire…
740 ILCS 175/4
Civil actions for false claims
Civil actions for false claims. (a) Responsibilities of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall diligently investigate a civil violation under Section 3. If the Attorney General finds that a person violated or is violating Section 3, the Attorney General may bring a civil action under this Section against the…
740 ILCS 175/5
False claims procedure
False claims procedure. (a) A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted under Section 4 of this Act may be served at any place in the State. (b) A civil action under Section 4 may not be brought: (1) more than 6 years after the date on which the violation of Section 3 is committed,…
740 ILCS 175/6
Subpoenas
Subpoenas. (a) In general. (1) Issuance and service. Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to an investigation, the Attorney General may, before commencing a civil proceeding under this Act or mak…
740 ILCS 175/7
Procedure
Procedure. The Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to all proceedings under this Act, except when that Code is inconsistent with this Act. (Source: P.A. 87-662.)
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(Text of Section before amendment by P
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-131) Sec. 8. Funds; Grants. (a) There is hereby created the State Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund to be held outside of the State Treasury with the State Treasurer as custodian. All proceeds of an action or settlement of a claim brought under this Act shall be depo…