Title 34, Chapter 9, Section 359
( 34-9-359)
(a) As soon as practicable after January 1 but not later than
January 31 of each calendar year, the administrator shall forward to
each insurer and self-insured employer a questionnaire asking for
the total amount of compensation, medical benefits, and
rehabilitation benefits paid by each insurer and self-insured
employer during the preceding calendar year. This report is to be
completed and returned to the administrator no later than March 1 of
the same calendar year in which the request for this information is
submitted. Failure to submit the report to the administrator of the
fund by March 1 shall result in an automatic penalty of $50.00 per
day for each day the report is delinquent or 10 percent of the
assessment, whichever is greater. This penalty will be added to the
assessment. (b) Any assessment levied or established in accordance with this
article in a specified amount as may be determined pursuant to this
article shall constitute a personal debt of every employer or
insurer so assessed and shall be due and payable to the Subsequent
Injury Trust Fund when payment is called for by the administrator.
In the event of failure to pay any assessment upon the date
determined by the administrator, the administrator may file a
complaint for collection against the employer or insurer in a court
of competent jurisdiction. (c) In the event any employer or insurer duly assessed fails to pay
to the administrator on behalf of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund
the amount so assessed on or before the date specified by the
administrator, the administrator is authorized to add to the unpaid
assessment an amount not exceeding 10 percent of the unpaid
assessment and reasonable attorney's fees to defray the cost of
enforcing collection. |