How to run Treble Damages in DocketMath for Illinois

Illinois treble damages rules

This source-backed guide covers US-IL treble damages authority (740 ILCS 175/3 (Illinois False Claims Act — mandatory 3x State damages plus civil penalty)). It explains how to read the calculator's multiplier output and points to the controlling Illinois multiplier statutes.

What the output means

Run this scenario in DocketMath using the Treble Damages calculator.

When the calculator shows a multiplier result, read it as a statutory multiplier on the base damages figure, not as a separate damages category.

• Base damages stay the same until the multiplier is applied.
• The statutory multiplier changes the total by the rule-specified factor.
• Any cap, exception, or carve-out still controls if the statute says it does.

Illinois rule notes

Statutory multiplier

740 ILCS 175/3 (Illinois False Claims Act — mandatory 3x State damages plus civil penalty) governs the treble (multiple) damages rule for US-IL.

740. 740 ILCS 175/) Illinois False Claims Act. Back to Act Listing By Act Name Printer Friendly Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) Updating the database of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) is an ongoing process. Recent laws may not yet be included in the ILCS database, but they are found on this site as Public Acts soon after they become law. For information concerning the relationship between statutes and Public Acts, refer to the Guide. Because the statute database is maintained primarily for legislative drafting

What changes the result most

• The base damages input, because the multiplier applies to that number.
• The statutory multiplier itself, because 2x, 3x, and 4x produce different totals.
• Any cap or carve-out in the statute, because it can limit the multiplied amount.

Use the calculator

DocketMath's treble-damages calculator can model multiplier outcomes once you identify the controlling statute and whether a cap or exception applies. Use the source panel for the verified primary-source rule.

Open the Treble Damages calculator

Sources

• 740 — 740 ILCS 175/3 (Illinois False Claims Act — mandatory 3x State damages plus civil penalty)

All sources are official primary law published by www.ilga.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.