2000 US Code
Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE
SUBTITLE III - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 37 - CLAIMS
SUBCHAPTER III - CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Sec. 3732 - False claims jurisdiction
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE SUBTITLE III - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 37 - CLAIMS SUBCHAPTER III - CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Sec. 3732 - False claims jurisdiction |
Contains | section 3732 |
Date | 2000 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 2, 2001 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 99-562, §6(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 3158. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 100 Stat. 3158 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 99-562 |
§3732. False claims jurisdiction
(a) Actions Under Section 3730.—Any action under section 3730 may be brought in any judicial district in which the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, transacts business, or in which any act proscribed by section 3729 occurred. A summons as required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall be issued by the appropriate district court and served at any place within or outside the United States.
(b) Claims Under State Law.—The district courts shall have jurisdiction over any action brought under the laws of any State for the recovery of funds paid by a State or local government if the action arises from the same transaction or occurrence as an action brought under section 3730.
(Added Pub. L. 99–562, §6(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 3158.)
References in TextThe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (a), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 3733 of this title; title 15 sections 637, 657a; title 20 section 1078–9; title 42 section 1395i.
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