The Worker's Compensation Commission is authorized to double the amount of fines and penalties assessed for each violation of the workers' compensation law, except that for employers found to be uninsured in violation of the workers' compensation law, the minimum amount of the penalty assessed shall be seven hundred fifty dollars a year of noncompliance and the maximum amount of the penalty shall be one thousand dollars a year of noncompliance. The commission is further authorized to retain and expend all revenues received as a result of these collections.
HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 61, Section 2, eff Aug. 19, 2003.
Editor's Note
2003 Act No. 61, Section 19, provides as follows:
"This act takes effect at 12:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday following sixty days after the signature of the Governor [June 19, 2003], or August 19, 2003, whichever is later."
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 42 - Workers' Compensation
Chapter 3 - Workers' Compensation Commission
Section 42-3-10. Creation and departments of South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission.
Section 42-3-20. Membership, terms of office, vacancies and duties of commission, chairman.
Section 42-3-25. Chairman; executive director.
Section 42-3-30. Promulgation of rules and regulations by commission.
Section 42-3-40. Salaries of commissioners.
Section 42-3-60. Administrative assistant to commissioner.
Section 42-3-80. Executive director of administrative department.
Section 42-3-90. Divisions of administrative department.
Section 42-3-100. Annual budget.
Section 42-3-110. Approval of expense and travel vouchers.
Section 42-3-120. Advisory committee.
Section 42-3-130. Service of subpoenas; witness fees.
Section 42-3-160. Manner in which depositions of witnesses shall be taken.
Section 42-3-170. Manner in which hearings shall be conducted.
Section 42-3-175. Failure to pay claims; sanctions; notice to Department of Insurance.
Section 42-3-180. Commission to decide questions arising under title.
Section 42-3-185. Promulgation of policies or procedures implementing Section 42-15-90.
Section 42-3-190. Preparation and furnishing of forms and literature.
Section 42-3-195. Commission to provide information and statistics; confidentiality.
Section 42-3-210. Tabulation and publication of accident reports.
Section 42-3-220. Collection of fines and penalties; use of proceeds.
Section 42-3-230. Destruction of inactive files.
Section 42-3-240. Annual reports.
Section 42-3-250. Commissioners bound by Code of Judicial Conduct; continuing education requirement.