17-8-312. Charges for services or supplies among agencies — valid claim
17-8-312. Charges for services or supplies among agencies — valid claim. (1) Subject to 17-8-242, charges for services and supplies incurred between state agencies are considered a debt that must be paid by the receiving agency as if the amount were owed to a vendor outside of state government. (2) Agencies shall use all funds at their […]
17-8-401. Short title
17-8-401. Short title. This part may be cited as the “Montana False Claims Act”. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 465, L. 2005.
17-8-402. Definitions
17-8-402. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) ”Claim” includes any request or demand for money, property, or services, whether made pursuant to a contract and regardless of whether a governmental entity holds title to the money or property, that is made to: (a) an employee, officer, agent, or other representative of a governmental […]
17-8-403. False claims — procedures — penalties
17-8-403. False claims — procedures — penalties. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person is liable to a governmental entity for a civil penalty of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000 for each act specified in this section, plus three times the amount of damages that a governmental entity sustains, along […]
17-8-404. Limitation of actions
17-8-404. Limitation of actions. (1) A complaint or civil action filed under 17-8-405 or 17-8-406 must be brought by the later of: (a) 6 years after the date on which the violation was committed; or (b) 3 years after the date when facts material to the right of action are known or reasonably should have been known by […]
17-8-405. Investigation and civil action by government attorney
17-8-405. Investigation and civil action by government attorney. The government attorney shall investigate an alleged violation of 17-8-403 and may file a civil action against any person who has violated or is violating 17-8-403. History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 465, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 64, L. 2009.
17-8-301. State money — how expended by treasurer
17-8-301. State money — how expended by treasurer. (1) Except as provided in this section, money received by the state treasurer may not be paid out except upon a state warrant issued by the treasurer or on electronic funds transfer authorized by the state treasurer. The state treasurer may not issue a warrant or authorize an […]
17-8-302. Order in which warrants are drawn
17-8-302. Order in which warrants are drawn. All warrants for claims which have been audited by the department of administration and filed in the treasurer’s office must be drawn in the order in which they are transmitted by the department of administration. History: En. Sec. 423, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 173, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. […]
17-8-303. Warrants — presentation and cancellation
17-8-303. Warrants — presentation and cancellation. (1) State warrants must be presented for payment within the time limits specified as follows: (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), all warrants drawn by the state treasurer on the state treasury must be presented for payment within 6 months after the date of issue. (b) Warrants issued for the department […]
17-8-304. Payment and registry
17-8-304. Payment and registry. (1) The state treasurer shall, on the presentation of state warrants regularly issued, pay the warrants out of any funds available for the payments, and in the event that there are no funds available for the payment, the treasurer shall register each warrant in a book or register to be kept for […]