Compiled May, 2012
Our review of the annotated history reveals the following legislative history (every “c.” below represents a separate legislative bill):
Added: 1987, c. 1420
Amended:
• 1996, c. 700: in subdivision (b)(3)(B), substituted “proceed with the action” for “take over the action”; rewrote subdivision (c); in subdivision (g), in subpars. (1)(A) and (1)(B) and par. (2), deleted “funds” following “settlement of the claims, which”; and made nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
• 1997, c. 300: added subdivision (j), creating the False Claims Act Fund; and made nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
• 1998, c. 154: in subdivision (g)(1)(C)(9), substituted “state, political subdivision, or the qui tam plaintiff proceeds with the action, the” for “state or political subdivision does not proceed with the action and the qui tam plaintiff conducts the action, the”, inserted “against the party that proceeded with the action”, and deleted “of the qui tam plaintiff” preceding “was clearly frivolous”.
• 1999, c. 83: made nonsubstantive changes to maintain the code. (nonsubstantive bill)
• 2009, c. 277: rewrote subdivision (c)(1); and in subdivision (g)(9), substituted “primarily” for “solely”.
Six bills affected this section.
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