{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-142.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 142.6","heading":"What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?","body":"A person knows or has reason to know (that a claim or statement is false) if the person:\n(a) Has actual knowledge that the claim or statement is false, fictitious, or fraudulent; or\n(b) Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the claim or statement; or\n(c) Acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claim or statement.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","PART 142—ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"6d53a2cc96f531d2ceea775dc7527c97d6674aa2534032fd0492cda05626b528","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-142.5","next":"us/13-cfr-142.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}