Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act

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This is Article 19.1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”.

It’s comprised of the following 19 sections.

§ 8.01-216.1	Citation
§ 8.01-216.10	Civil investigative demands; issuance; sharing information
§ 8.01-216.11	Civil investigative demands; contents and deadlines
§ 8.01-216.12	Civil investigative demands; protected material or information
§ 8.01-216.13	Civil investigative demands; service and jurisdiction
§ 8.01-216.14	Civil investigative demands; documentary material
§ 8.01-216.15	Civil investigative demands; interrogatories
§ 8.01-216.16	Civil investigative demands; oral examinations
§ 8.01-216.17	Civil investigative demands; custodian of documents; answers
§ 8.01-216.18	Civil investigative demands; judicial proceedings for noncompliance
§ 8.01-216.19	Application of the Rules of the Supreme Court
§ 8.01-216.2	Definitions
§ 8.01-216.3	False claims; civil penalty
§ 8.01-216.4	Attorney General; investigation, civil action
§ 8.01-216.5	Civil actions filed by private persons; Commonwealth may intervene
§ 8.01-216.6	Rights of private plaintiff and Commonwealth
§ 8.01-216.7	Award to private plaintiff
§ 8.01-216.8	Certain actions barred; relief from employment discrimination; waiver of sovereign immunity
§ 8.01-216.9	Procedure; statute of limitations