The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 32 : Taxation and Finance
Chapter 007 : The Public Monies
Subchapter 008 : Vermont False Claims Act
(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 636)-
§ 636. Certain actions barred
(a) An individual may not bring an action under subsection 632(b) of this chapter against a member of the State Legislative Branch, the Attorney General, a member of the Judiciary, or a senior Executive Branch official if the action is based on evidence or information known to the State when the action was brought.
(b) An individual may not bring an action under subsection 632(b) of this chapter that is based upon allegations or transactions that are the subject of a civil suit or an administrative civil money penalty proceeding in which the State is already a party.
(c) Unless opposed by the Attorney General, the court shall dismiss an action or claim under subsection 632(b) of this chapter if substantially the same allegations or transactions as alleged in the action or claim were publicly disclosed:
(1) in a criminal, civil, or administrative hearing in which the State or its agent is a party;
(2) in a State legislative, administrative, or State Auditor’s report, hearing, audit, or investigation; or
(3) from the news media, unless the action is brought by the Attorney General or the person bringing the action is an original source of the information. (Added 2015, No. 25, § 1, eff. May 18, 2015.)
