Rhode Island § 28-40-12 § 28-40-12. Civil action to recover contributions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-40-12 — § 28-40-12. Civil action to recover contributions.

Rhode Island § 28-40-12

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-40Temporary Disability Insurance â€” Contributions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-40-12 (2026).

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§ 28-40-12. Civil action to recover contributions.
If any employer fails to make any payment of contributions or interest on them at
            the time and in the manner required by the prescribed rules and regulations, the amount
            of contributions so due shall be collected by civil action. All civil actions shall
            be instituted in the name of the director, and he or she shall be exempt from giving
            any surety for costs. Civil actions brought under this section, to collect contributions
            or interest on them, shall be heard by the court having jurisdiction at the earliest
            possible date, and shall be entitled to preference upon the calendar of the court
           

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§ 28-40-12. Civil action to recover contributions.

If any employer fails to make any payment of contributions or interest on them at the time and in the manner required by the prescribed rules and regulations, the amount of contributions so due shall be collected by civil action. All civil actions shall be instituted in the name of the director, and he or she shall be exempt from giving any surety for costs. Civil actions brought under this section, to collect contributions or interest on them, shall be heard by the court having jurisdiction at the earliest possible date, and shall be entitled to preference upon the calendar of the court over all other civil actions except petitions for a judicial review under chapters 39 — 41 of this title.

Legislative History

P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 11; P.L. 1947, ch. 1951, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-40-12; P.L. 1985, ch. 150, § 37.