§ 65.2-902. Failure to make required reports; civil penalty
A. Any employer who fails to make any report required by the Commission pursuant to this title shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each failure. If the Commission determines that any such failure is willful, it shall assess a civil penalty of not less than $500 and not more than $5,000. The civil penalty herein provided may be assessed by the Commission in an open hearing with the right of review and appeal as in other cases. In the event the employer has transmitted the report to the insurance carrier or third party administrator for transmission to the Commission, the insurance carrier or third party administrator failing to transmit the report shall be liable for the civil penalty.
B. Any civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section shall be paid into the Uninsured Employer's Fund established in Chapter 12 (§ 65.2-1200 et seq.) of this title.
(Code 1950, § 65-118; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-127; 1970, c. 470; 1991, c. 355; 1993, c. 378.)
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