20-77-908. False claims jurisdiction — Procedure.

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20-77-908. False claims jurisdiction — Procedure.

20-77-908. False claims jurisdiction — Procedure. (a) Any action under this subchapter may be brought in Pulaski County Circuit Court or the county where the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one (1) defendant resides. (b) A civil action under this section may not be brought more than five (5) years after the date on which the violation of this subchapter is committed. (c) In any action brought pursuant to this subchapter, the State of Arkansas shall be required to prove all essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence. (d) A subpoena requiring the production of documents or the attendance of a witness at an interview, trial, or hearing conducted under this section may be served by the Attorney General or any duly authorized law enforcement officer in the State of Arkansas personally, telephonically, or by registered or certified mail. In the case of service by registered or certified mail, the return shall be accompanied by the return post office receipt of delivery of the demand.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-77-908

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.