Section 12656 Of Article 9. False Claims Actions From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 9.
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. (a) If a violation of this article is alleged or the
application or construction of this article is in issue in any
proceeding in the Supreme Court of California, a state court of
appeal, or the appellate division of a superior court, the person or
political subdivision that commenced that proceeding shall serve a
copy of the notice or petition initiating the proceeding, and a copy
of each paper, including briefs, that the person or political
subdivision files in the proceeding within three days of the filing,
on the Attorney General, directed to the attention of the False
Claims Section in Sacramento, California.
(b) Timely compliance with the three-day time period is a
jurisdictional prerequisite to the entry of judgment, order, or
decision construing or applying this article by the court in which
the proceeding occurs, except that within that three-day period or
thereafter, the time for compliance may be extended by the court for
good cause.
(c) The court shall extend the time period within which the
Attorney General is permitted to respond to an action subject to this
section by at least the same period of time granted for good cause
pursuant to subdivision (b) to the person or political subdivision
that commenced the proceeding.