Rhode Island § 28-32-2 § 28-32-2. Penalty for failure to report.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-32-2 — § 28-32-2. Penalty for failure to report.

Rhode Island § 28-32-2

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-32Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” Report of Injuries

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-32-2 (2026).

Text

§ 28-32-2. Penalty for failure to report.
(a) Any employer who or that refuses or neglects to make the reports required by the provisions
            of § 28-32-1 may be assessed a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) by the director for
            each refusal or neglect to make a report.
         
(b) The workers' compensation court shall have jurisdiction to enforce compliance with
            any order of the director made pursuant to this section. The director, in his or her
            discretion, may bring a civil action to collect all penalties assessed.
         
(c) All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall 

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§ 28-32-2. Penalty for failure to report.

(a) Any employer who or that refuses or neglects to make the reports required by the provisions of § 28-32-1 may be assessed a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) by the director for each refusal or neglect to make a report.

(b) The workers' compensation court shall have jurisdiction to enforce compliance with any order of the director made pursuant to this section. The director, in his or her discretion, may bring a civil action to collect all penalties assessed.

(c) All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund.

Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 6, § 2; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 6, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 6, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-32-2; P.L. 1988, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 256, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 355, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 78, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 87, § 4.