{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-49.485","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 49.485","heading":"False claims.","body":"Whoever knowingly presents or causes to be presented to any officer, employee, or agent of this state a false claim for medical assistance shall forfeit not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, plus 3 times the amount of the damages that were sustained by the state or would have been sustained by the state, whichever is greater, as a result of the false claim. The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state to recover any forfeiture incurred under this section.","path":["Chs. 46-58, Charitable, Curative, Reformatory and Penal Institutions and Agencies","Chapter 49 Public Assistance And Children And Family Services","SUBCHAPTER IV MEDICAL ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/49.485","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:25Z","sha256":"b26ba9264e80119c06067997e6c6bc1b193f30e5e820bf6fe21c5b753d0218d8","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-49.48","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-49.49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}