Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12 § 5H

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 12:5H - Money recovered by commonwealth; costs and attorney's fees
(1) All money recovered by the commonwealth, as a result of actions brought by the attorney general or a person pursuant to sections 5B to 5O, inclusive, other than costs and attorney's fees awarded pursuant to paragraph (2), shall be credited by the state treasurer to the False Claims Prosecution Fund, established by section 2YY of chapter 29.
(2) Costs and attorney's fees awarded to a relator by final judicial order in an action under this section shall be paid directly by the defendant to the relator. .

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5H