Rhode Island § 28-32-2 - Workers’ Compensation — Report of Injuries
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§ 28-32-2. Workers’ Compensation — Report of Injuries
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-32-2
§ 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.
History of Section.
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.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-32-2 ("Workers’ Compensation — Report of Injuries") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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