A person who knowingly and willfully presents or attempts to present a false or fraudulent claim, or a state officer or employee who knowingly and willfully participates or assists in the preparation or presentation of a false or fraudulent claim, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A person convicted, in a court of competent jurisdiction, of violation of this section shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined for not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of such court. If the convicted person is a state officer or employee, he or she shall, in addition, forfeit his or her office or position of employment, as the case may be.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 14. Claims Due and Against the State
Article 2. Claims Against the State
§14-2-2. Venue for Certain Suits and Actions
§14-2-2a. Venue for Suits and Actions Involving State Institutions of Higher Education
§14-2-4a. Interim Commissioners
§14-2-5. Commission Clerk and Other Personnel
§14-2-7. Meeting Place of the Commission
§14-2-8. Compensation of Commissioners; Expenses
§14-2-10. Qualifications of Commissioners
§14-2-11. Attorney General to Represent State
§14-2-12. General Powers of the Commission
§14-2-13. Jurisdiction of the Commission
§14-2-13a. Claims for Unjust Arrest and Imprisonment or Conviction and Imprisonment
§14-2-15. Rules of Practice and Procedure
§14-2-17a. Shortened Procedure for Road Condition Claims
§14-2-19. Claims Under Existing Appropriations
§14-2-20. Claims Under Special Appropriations
§14-2-21. Periods of Limitation Made Applicable
§14-2-23. Inclusion of Awards in Budget
§14-2-24. Records to Be Preserved
§14-2-25. Reports of the Commission
§14-2-27. Conclusiveness of Determination