§ 143a.
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§ 143a. Civil remedies
(a)A person who violates subsection 141(c), (d), or
(e)of this title with actual knowledge may be subject to a civil suit by the Attorney General for:
(1)restitution of the amount of assistance, benefits, or payments wrongfully obtained;
(2)interest; and
(3)a civil penalty of up to three times the amount of the wrongfully obtained assistance, benefits, or payments; or $500.00 per false claim; or $500.00 for each false document submitted in support of a false claim, whichever is greatest.
(b)The remedies provided in this section shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
(c)The right to a jury trial shall attach to actions under this section. (Added 2003, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)