{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-605","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-605","heading":"Short title; purpose.","body":"(a)\tThis Article shall be known and may be cited as the False Claims Act.\n(b)\tThe purpose of this Article is to deter persons from knowingly causing or assisting in causing the State to pay claims that are false or fraudulent and to provide remedies in the form of treble damages and civil penalties when money is obtained from the State by reason of a false or fraudulent claim. (2009-554, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER XV. INCIDENTAL PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS.","Article 51. False Claims Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-605.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"26991bcd7cc00500f2b738047313ba3bc50d6a83049ad708e2d308ca278d9265","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-604","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}