CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS; ISSUANCE; SHARING INFORMATION (§ 8.01-216.10)

A. Whenever the Attorney General or his designee has reason to believe that any
person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or
information relevant to a false claims law investigation, the Attorney General
or his designee may, before commencing a civil proceeding or making an election
under this article, issue in writing and cause to be served upon such person, a
civil investigative demand requiring such person (i) to produce such documentary
material for inspection and copying, (ii) to answer in writing written
interrogatories with respect to such documentary material or information, (iii)
to give oral testimony concerning such documentary material or information, or
(iv) to furnish any combination of such material, answers, or testimony.

B. Whenever a civil investigative demand is an express demand for any product of
discovery, the Attorney General shall cause to be served, in any manner
authorized by this article, a copy of such demand upon the person from whom the
discovery was obtained and shall notify the person to whom such demand is issued
of the date on which such copy was served.

C. Any information obtained by the Attorney General or his designee pursuant to
this section may be shared with any qui tam relator and any state or federal
governmental entity if the Attorney General or his designee determines that such
information is necessary as part of any false claims investigation.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 842; 2011, c. 676; 2012, c. 479.