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The Laws Governing False Claims

There are three primary areas of laws under which false claims cases can be brought by qui tam whistleblowers:

  1. Federal:

    1. False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733.
    2. IRS Whistleblower Law, 26 U.S.C. § 7623.

  2. State: Several states and the District of Columbia have passed their own false claims acts, and other states are in the process, including:

    California
    Delaware
    D.C.
    Florida
    Georgia
    Hawaii
    Illinois
    Indiana
    Louisiana
    Massachusetts
    Michigan
    Montana
    Nevada
    New Hampshire
    New Jersey (recently passed)
    New York
    New Mexico
    Oklahoma
    Rhode Island (recently passed)
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Virginia


  3. Local: Chicago and New York City have passed false claims acts.

For a look at state and city false claims acts across the U.S. visit the TAF Web site.