§ 28-37-26 — § 28-37-26. Penalty for false return.

Rhode Island § 28-37-26

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 28: Labor and Labor Relations
• Ch. 28-37: Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund

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§ 28-37-26. Penalty for false return.

If any insurer or certified employer willfully delivers or causes to be delivered to the director any false or fraudulent return or information upon which the payment due under this chapter is based, the director shall add to the total payment due fifty per cent (50%) of the amount of the payment due.

Legislative History

G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 21; P.L. 1943, ch. 1363, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-37-26; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 10; P.L. 1990, ch. 279, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 3, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 206, § 7.