# 13 C.F.R. § 142.1 (2026): Overview of regulations

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## Section

- **Citation:** 13 C.F.R. § 142.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Overview of regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 13 CFR: Business Credit and Assistance / Chapter I / Part 142 / § 142.1: § 142.1   Overview of regulations.

## Text

(a) Statutory basis. This part implements the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812, as amended by the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023, Public Law 118-159, sec. 5203, 138 Stat. 2440 (“the Act”). The Act provides SBA and other federal agencies with an administrative remedy to impose civil penalties and assessments against persons making false claims and statements. The Act also provides due process protections to all persons who are subject to administrative proceedings under this part. (b) Possible remedies for program fraud. In addition to any other penalty which may be prescribed by law, a person who submits, or causes to be submitted, a false claim or a false statement to SBA is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $14,308 for each statement or claim, regardless of whether property, services, or money is actually delivered or paid by SBA. If SBA has made any payment, transferred property, or provided services in reliance on a false claim, the person submitting it is also subject to an assessment of not more than twice the amount of the false claim. This assessment is in lieu of damages sustained by SBA because of the false claim. [61 FR 2691, Jan. 29, 1996, as amended at 81 FR 31492, May 19, 2016; 82 FR 9969, Feb. 9, 2017; 83 FR 7363, Feb. 21, 2018; 84 FR 12061, Apr. 1, 2019; 85 FR 13727, Mar. 10, 2020; 86 FR 52957, Sept. 24, 2021; 87 FR 28758, May 11, 2022; 88 FR 50005, Aug. 1, 2023; 89 FR 48134, June 5, 2024; 90 FR 23424, June 3, 2025; 91 FR 13219, Mar. 19, 2026]

## Nearby sections

- [13 C.F.R. § 142.1 (2026) § 142.1   Overview of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_1.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.2 (2026) § 142.2   What kind of conduct will result in program fraud enforcement?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_2.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.3 (2026) § 142.3   What is a claim?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_3.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.4 (2026) § 142.4   What is a statement?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_4.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.5 (2026) § 142.5   What is a false claim or statement?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_5.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.6 (2026) § 142.6   What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_6.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.7 (2026) § 142.7   Who investigates program fraud?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_7.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.8 (2026) § 142.8   What happens if program fraud is suspected?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_8.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.9 (2026) § 142.9   When will SBA issue a complaint?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_9.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.10 (2026) § 142.10   What is contained in a complaint?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_10.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.11 (2026) § 142.11   How will the complaint be served?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_11.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.12 (2026) § 142.12   How does a defendant respond to the complaint?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_12.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.13 (2026) § 142.13   What happens if a defendant fails to file an answer?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_13.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 142.14 (2026) § 142.14   What happens once an answer is filed?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P142_S142_14.md)

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