{"identifier":"/us/usc/t41/s8706","title":41,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8706.","heading":"Civil actions","text":"\u00a7\u202f8706.\nCivil actions\n(a)\nAmount.\u2014\nThe Federal Government in a civil action may recover from a person\u2014\n(1) that knowingly engages in conduct prohibited by\n(A) twice the amount of each kickback involved in the violation; and\n(B) not more than $10,000 for each occurrence of prohibited conduct; and\n(2) whose employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee violates\nsection 8702 of this title\n(b)\nStatute of Limitations.\u2014\nA civil action under this section must be brought within 6 years after the later of the date on which\u2014\n(1) the prohibited conduct establishing the cause of action occurred; or\n(2) the Federal Government first knew or should reasonably have known that the prohibited conduct had occurred.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t41/s8706.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f8706."},{"t":"heading","text":"Civil actions"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Amount.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Federal Government in a civil action may recover from a person\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" that knowingly engages in conduct prohibited by ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 8702 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t41/s8702","tail":" a civil penalty equal to\u2014"}]},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706/a/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" twice the amount of each kickback involved in the violation; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706/a/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" not more than $10,000 for each occurrence of prohibited conduct; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" whose employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee violates ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 8702 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t41/s8702","tail":" by providing, accepting, or charging a kickback a civil penalty equal to the amount of that kickback."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Statute of Limitations.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"A civil action under this section must be brought within 6 years after the later of the date on which\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the prohibited conduct establishing the cause of action occurred; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t41/s8706/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Federal Government first knew or should reasonably have known that the prohibited conduct had occurred.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}