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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3544 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990217 Primary Sponsor:Clyburn All Sponsors:Clyburn, Howard, J. Hines, Gourdine, Mack and J.H. Neal Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11157jm99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Workers' compensation reports, penalty for failure to make required reports History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990217 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 42-19-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW AND THE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO MAKE REQUIRED REPORTS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE APPLICABLE PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 42-19-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 42-19-30. Any employer or insurance carrier who refuses or neglects to submit required forms, records, and reports as may be necessary for the proper handling or adjudication of a claim is liable for a penalty of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars more than five hundred dollars for each refusal or neglect. The fine provided in this section may be assessed by the commission with the right of review and appeal as in other cases."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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