Title 4 — Title 4: Management of State Agencies

Sec. 4-274. Definitions. As used in this section and section 4-275: (1) “Knowing” and “knowingly” means that a person, with respect to information: (A) Has actual knowledge of the information; (B) acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information; or (C) act…

Sec. 4-275. False claims and other prohibited acts. Penalties. Damages. Prohibition on state counterclaim, set-off or defense. Exemption for certain tax claims, records and statements. (a) No person shall: (1) Knowingly present, or cause to be presented, a false or fraudulent cla…

Sec. 4-276. Attorney General's investigation of prohibited acts. Civil action. The Attorney General may, within available appropriations, investigate any violation of subsection (a) of section 4-275. Any information obtained pursuant to such an investigation shall be exempt from …

Sec. 4-277. Civil action by individual. Consent for withdrawal. Manner of service. Complaint under seal. Intervention by Attorney General. (a) A person may bring a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford against any person who violates subsection …

Sec. 4-278. Prosecution by Attorney General. Withdrawal. Settlement. Limits on individual's participation. Division of proceeds. Attorneys' fees and costs. (a) If the Attorney General, pursuant to section 4-277, elects to proceed with the action, the Attorney General shall have t…

Sec. 4-279. Civil action when Attorney General declines to proceed. Division of proceeds. Attorneys' fees and costs. Stay of discovery. (a) If the Attorney General declines to proceed with the action, the person who brought the action shall have the right to conduct the action. I…

Sec. 4-280. Attorney General's pursuit of claim through alternate remedy. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-277, the Attorney General may elect to pursue the state's claim through any alternate remedy available to the state, including any administrative proceeding to de…

Sec. 4-281. Civil action by individual who committed prohibited act. Reduction of proceeds. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4-278 and 4-279, if the court finds that the action was brought by a person who planned and initiated the violation of subsection (a) of section …

Sec. 4-282. Court's jurisdiction over civil actions brought by certain individuals. Duplicate actions. (a) No court shall have jurisdiction over an action brought under section 4-277 (1) against a member of the General Assembly, a member of the judiciary or an elected officer or …

Sec. 4-283. State not liable for expenses. The state of Connecticut shall not be liable for expenses which a person incurs in bringing an action under sections 4-277 to 4-280, inclusive. (P.A. 14-217, S. 10.) History: P.A. 14-217 effective June 13, 2014.

Sec. 4-284. Discrimination in employment prohibited. Remedies. Attorneys' fees and costs. (a) Any employee, contractor, or agent shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demo…

Sec. 4-285. Limitation of action. Pleadings upon state's intervention. A civil action under sections 4-276 to 4-280, inclusive, may not be brought: (1) More than six years after the date on which the violation of subsection (a) of section 4-275 is committed, or (2) more than thre…

Sec. 4-286. Standard of proof. In any action brought under sections 4-276 to 4-280, inclusive, the Attorney General or the person initiating such action shall be required to prove all essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence…

Sec. 4-287. Effect of final judgment in criminal proceeding on civil action. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a final judgment rendered in favor of the state against a defendant in any criminal proceeding charging fraud or false statements, whether upon a verdict after…

Sec. 4-288. Remedies not exclusive. The provisions of sections 4-274 to 4-288, inclusive, and subsection (a) of section 4-61dd are not exclusive, and the remedies provided for shall be in addition to any other remedies provided for in any other provision of the general statutes o…

Sec. 4-289. Report by Attorney General re civil actions. On January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor, in accordance with section 11-4a, that contains the following information: (1) The number of …