(a)  If the director or any appellate tribunal determines after a hearing that any insurer has failed to make any payment required by this chapter or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, that insurer shall not write or renew workers’ compensation insurance or employer’s liability insurance on risks in this state or subject to the jurisdiction of this state. Any suspended insurer writing or renewing workers’ compensation insurance or employer’s liability insurance shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-37-24

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Director: means the director of labor and training or his or her designee unless specifically stated otherwise. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(b)  If the director determines at any time that any insurer has fully complied with all the provisions of this chapter, that insurer may again write or renew workers’ compensation insurance or employer’s liability insurance.

History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 19; P.L. 1943, ch. 1363, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-37-24; 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.