13 CFR § 142.6 - What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?

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title: "13 CFR § 142.6 - What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?"
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title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "142.6"
section_name: "What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?"
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part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 634(b); 31 U.S.C. 3803(g)(2)."
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# 142.6 What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?

A person knows or has reason to know (that a claim or statement is false) if the person:

(a) Has actual knowledge that the claim or statement is false, fictitious, or fraudulent; or

(b) Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the claim or statement; or

(c) Acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claim or statement.