5-11-5.7-4. Civil Action for Violations on Behalf of a Person or the State; Requirements; Dismissal of Claim; Serving of Complaint; Extensions of Time; Intervention
Sec. 4. (a) A person may bring a civil action for a violation of section 2 of this chapter on behalf of the person and on behalf of the state. The action: (1) must be brought in the name of the state; and (2) may be filed in any court with jurisdiction. (b) An action […]
5-11-5.5-7. Lack of Jurisdiction Over Certain Civil Actions Brought by Individual
Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to an action brought by: (1) the attorney general; (2) the inspector general; (3) a prosecuting attorney; or (4) a state employee in the employee’s official capacity. (b) A court does not have jurisdiction over an action brought under section 4 of this chapter that is based […]
5-11-5.5-8. Relief for Whistleblowers
Sec. 8. (a) An employee who has been discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or otherwise discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by the employee’s employer because the employee: (1) objected to an act or omission described in section 2 of this chapter; or (2) initiated, testified, assisted, or participated in an investigation, […]
5-11-5.5-9. Service of Subpoena; Statute of Limitations; Burden of Proof; Estoppel
Sec. 9. (a) A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted under this chapter may be served at any place in the state. (b) A civil action under section 4 of this chapter is barred unless it is commenced: (1) not later than six (6) years after the date […]
5-11-5.5-10. Civil Investigative Demands; Procedure
Sec. 10. (a) If the attorney general or the inspector general has reason to believe that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of documentary material or information relevant to an investigation involving a false claim, the attorney general or the inspector general may, before commencing a civil proceeding under this chapter, issue […]
5-11-5.5-11. Civil Investigative Demands; Specificity and Contents; Time Periods
Sec. 11. (a) A civil investigative demand issued under this chapter must describe the conduct constituting a violation involving a false claim that is under investigation and the statute or rule that has been violated. (b) If a civil investigative demand is for the production of documentary material, the civil investigative demand must: (1) describe […]
5-11-5.5-12. Civil Investigative Demands; Protections From Disclosure; Objections
Sec. 12. (a) A civil investigative demand issued under this chapter may not require the production of any documentary material, the submission of any answers to written interrogatories, or the giving of any oral testimony if the material, answers, or testimony would be protected from disclosure under the standards applicable: (1) to a subpoena or […]
5-11-5.5-13. Civil Investigative Demands; Service
Sec. 13. (a) A civil investigative demand issued under this chapter may be served by an investigator or by any other person authorized to serve process. (b) A civil investigative demand shall be served in accordance with the rules of trial procedure. A court having jurisdiction over a person not located in the state has […]
5-11-5.5-14. Civil Investigative Demands; Response
Sec. 14. (a) The production of documentary material in response to a civil investigative demand served under this chapter shall be made in accordance with Trial Rule 34. (b) Each interrogatory in a civil investigative demand served under this chapter shall be answered in accordance with Trial Rule 33. (c) The examination of a person […]
5-11-5.5-15. Civil Investigative Demands; Possession of Responses and Transcripts; Examination of Responses
Sec. 15. (a) The official who issued the civil investigative demand is the custodian of the documentary material, answers to interrogatories, and transcripts of oral testimony received under this chapter. (b) An investigator who receives documentary material, answers to interrogatories, or transcripts of oral testimony under this section shall transmit them to the official who […]