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Vermont Statutes Annotated — Title 32 (Taxation and Finance)

32 V.S.A. § 636

Certain actions barred

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# (a)

An individual may not bring an action under subsection 632(b) of this chapter against a member of the State Legislative Branch, the Attorney General, a member of the Judiciary, or a senior Executive Branch official if the action is based on evidence or information known to the State when the action was brought.

# (b)

An individual may not bring an action under subsection 632(b) of this chapter that is based upon allegations or transactions that are the subject of a civil suit or an administrative civil money penalty proceeding in which the State is already a party.

# (c)

Unless opposed by the Attorney General, the court shall dismiss an action or claim under subsection 632(b) of this chapter if substantially the same allegations or transactions as alleged in the action or claim were publicly disclosed:

# (1)

in a criminal, civil, or administrative hearing in which the State or its agent is a party;

# (2)

in a State legislative, administrative, or State Auditor’s report, hearing, audit, or investigation; or

# (3)

from the news media, unless the action is brought by the Attorney General or the person bringing the action is an original source of the information. (

Last amended: Added 2015, No. 25, § 1, eff. May 18, 2015.)

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  1. 7-543 · Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(m)(4)
  2. 7-544 · Judge may pay witnesses
  3. 7-561 · Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(m)(5)
  4. 7-581 · Unclaimed costs to revert to State
  5. 7-582 · Sale of meals; revolving fund
  6. 7-583 · Credit card payments
  7. 7-584 · Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program
  8. 7-585 · Definitions
  9. 7-586 · Application
  10. 7-587 · Special funds; creation and termination
  11. 7-588 · Special funds; organization and management
  12. 7-589 · Repealed. 1997, No. 59, § 83(1), eff. June 30, 1997
  13. 7-590 · Repealed. 1997, No. 59, § 83(2), eff. June 30, 1997
  14. 7-601 · Statement of purpose
  15. 7-602 · Definitions
  16. 7-603 · Fee creation, amount, and adjustment of amount
  17. 7-604 · Repealed. 2019, No. 59, § 38, as amended by 2021, No. 184 (Adj.…
  18. 7-605 · Consolidated Executive Branch annual fee report and request
  19. 7-605a · Consolidated Judicial Branch fee report and request
  20. 7-606 · Legislative fee review process; fee bill
  21. 7-611 · Consolidated town fee report and request
  22. 7-621 · Statement of purpose
  23. 7-622 · Definitions
  24. 7-623 · Forfeiture of public employee retirement benefits
  25. 7-624 · Venue, procedure, and appeals
  26. 7-625 · Return of contributions; exemptions; qualified domestic…
  27. 7-626 · Application; collective bargaining agreements
  28. 7-630 · Definitions
  29. 7-631 · Prohibition; penalties
  30. 7-632 · Civil actions for false claims
  31. 7-633 · Rights of the parties to qui tam actions
  32. 7-634 · Alternate remedies available to determine civil penalty
  33. 7-635 · Payments to relators; limitations
  34. 7-636 · Certain actions barred
  35. 7-637 · Awards of costs and attorney’s fees against relators; liability
  36. 7-638 · Relief from retaliatory actions
  37. 7-639 · Limitation of actions; final judgments in criminal proceedings
  38. 7-640 · Preponderance of the evidence standard
  39. 7-641 · Remedies under other laws; legislative construction
  40. 7-642 · Civil investigative demands
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