357.220 - Distribution to private plaintiff in action based upon information obtained by public employee during public employment.
357.220 Distribution to private plaintiff in action based upon information obtained by public employee during public employment.
1. If the action is one described in NRS 357.090, the present or former employee of the State or political subdivision is not entitled to any minimum percentage of any recovery, but the court may award him or her no more than 33 percent of the recovery if the Attorney General intervenes in the action at the outset, or no more than 50 percent if the Attorney General does not intervene, according to the significance of his or her information, the extent of his or her contribution to the conduct of the action and the response to his or her efforts to report the false claim and gain recovery through other official channels.
2. If the private plaintiff is a present or former employee of the State or a political subdivision and benefited financially from the fraudulent activity, he or she is not entitled to any minimum percentage of any recovery, but the court may award the private plaintiff no more than 33 percent of the recovery if the Attorney General intervenes in the action at the outset, or no more than 50 percent if the Attorney General does not intervene, according to the significance of his or her information, the extent of his or her contribution to the conduct of the action, the extent of his or her involvement in the fraudulent activity, his or her attempts to avoid or resist the activity and the other circumstances of the activity.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 827)
NRS 357.230 Distribution of unapportioned portion to general fund of State or political subdivision, or both. The portion of any recovery not apportioned pursuant to NRS 357.200, 357.210 and 357.220 must be paid into the State General Fund if the money, property or services were provided only by the State, or into the general fund of the political subdivision if they were provided only by a political subdivision. If the action involved both the State and a political subdivision, the court shall apportion the remaining portion of any recovery between them according to the respective values of the money, property or services provided by each.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 827)