Rhode Island § 28-37-17 - Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund
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§ 28-37-17. Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-37-17
§ 28-37-17. Examination of returns — Hearings on amount due.
As soon as practicable after the return is filed, the director shall examine it and determine the correct amount due and in case any error is disclosed by that examination he or she shall notify the insurer. The director shall then give the insurer not less than ten (10) days’ notice by mail of the time and place of the hearing upon the question of the correct amount of the payment. After the hearing, the insurer shall be given notice by mail by the director of his or her determination of the correct amount of the payment.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 13; P.L. 1943, ch. 1363, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297,
§ 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-37-17; 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.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-37-17 ("Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund") 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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