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Section 2A:32C-4 - Reduction of treble damages by court, conditions.

NJ Rev Stat § 2A:32C-4 (2019) (N/A)
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2A:32C-4 Reduction of treble damages by court, conditions.

4. The court may reduce the treble damages authorized under section 3 of this act to not less than twice the amount of damages which the State sustains if the court finds all of the following:

a. The person committing the violation furnished officials of the State responsible for investigating false claims violations with all information known to such person about the violation within 30 days after the date on which the person first obtained the information;

b. The person fully cooperated with any government investigation of the violation; and

c. At the time such person furnished the State with information about the violation, no criminal prosecution, civil action, or administrative action had commenced with respect to such violation, and the person did not have actual knowledge of the existence of an investigation into such violation.

L.2007, c.265, s.4.

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