39-71-307. Employers and insurers to file reports of accidents -- penalty. (1) Every employer and every insurer is required to file with the department, under department rules, a full and complete report of every accident to an employee arising out of or in the course of employment and resulting in loss of life or injury to the employee. The reports must be furnished to the department in the form and detail as the department prescribes and must provide specific answers to all questions required by the department under its rules. However, if an employer is unable to answer a question, the employer shall state the reason for the employer's inability to answer.
     (2) Every insurer transacting business under this chapter shall, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the department, make and file with the department the reports of accidents as the department requires.
     (3) An employer, insurer, or adjuster who refuses or neglects to submit to the department reports necessary for the proper filing and review of a claim, as provided in subsection (1), shall be assessed a penalty of not less than $200 or more than $500 for each offense. The department shall assess and collect the penalty. An insurer may contest a penalty assessment in a hearing conducted according to department rules.

     History: (1)En. Sec. 17, Ch. 96, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 2934, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2934, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 23, L. 1975; Sec. 92-808, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 35, Ch. 96, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 2987, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2987, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 23, L. 1975; Sec. 92-1010, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 92-808, 92-1010; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 333, L. 1989; amd. Secs. 18, 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 619, L. 1993.