Basis for civil penalties and assessments.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) In addition to any other remedy that may be prescribed by law, any person shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $13,508, where the person makes a claim and knows or has reason to know that the claim: (1) In false, fictitious, or fraudulent; (2) Includes, or is supported by, any written statement which asserts a material fact which is false, fictitious, or fraudulent; (3) Includes, or is supported by, any written statement that: (i) Omits a material fact; (ii) Is false, fictitious, or fraudulent as a result of such omission; and (iii) Is a statement in which the person making such statement has a duty to include such material fact; or (4) Is for payment for the provision of property or services which the person has not provided as claimed. (b) Each voucher, invoice, claim form, or other individual request or demand for property, services, or money constitutes a separate claim. (c) A claim shall be considered made to the authority, recipient, or party when such claim is actually made to an agent, fiscal intermediary, or other entity, including any State or political subdivision thereof, acting for or on behalf of the authority, recipient, or party. (d) Each claim for property, services, or money is subject to a civil penalty regardless of whether such property, services, or money is actually delivered or paid. (e) If the Government has made any payment (including transferred property or provided services) on a claim, a person subject to a civil penalty under

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 185.103