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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="1-406" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Whistleblower Reward Program">
  <text>Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>preempt, limit, or restrict the authority or discretion of the Comptroller to investigate or enforce a violation of this article;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>limit any power otherwise granted in this article or other laws to the Comptroller, Attorney General, State agencies, or local governments to investigate or enforce possible violations of this article;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>authorize a private right of action involving a violation of this article, except as specifically authorized in this article;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>prevent or prohibit a person from voluntarily disclosing any information concerning a violation of this article to any law enforcement agency or self–regulatory organization; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>preempt, limit, restrict, or otherwise affect the rights and rewards provided to qui tam plaintiffs under the Maryland False Claims Act.</text>
  </level>
</section>
