17-8-231. Liability for false claims. (1) A person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim for allowance or payment to any state agency or its contractors forfeits the claim, including any portion that may be legitimate, and in addition is subject to a penalty of not to exceed $2,000 plus double the damages sustained by the state as a result of the false claim, including all legal costs.
     (2) The forfeiture and the penalty may be sued for in the same suit.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 1981.