Rhode Island General Laws 9-1.1-8. Funds
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There is hereby created a separate fund entitled the false claims act fund. All proceeds of an action or settlement of a claim brought under this chapter shall be deposited in the fund, with the exception of actions brought directly by a solicitor, in which case the proceeds of an action or settlement of a claim brought under this chapter shall be provided to the respective municipality.
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 18, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 227, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-1.1-8
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Solicitor: means a municipality, acting through its city or town solicitor or other duly appointed legal counsel. See Rhode Island General Laws 9-1.1-2