Chapter 076
2009 -- S 0641
Enacted 07/01/09
A N A C T
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS
Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Miller, Goodwin, Gallo, and Tassoni
Date Introduced: February 25, 2009
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 37-13-13 of the General Laws in Chapter
37-13 entitled "Labor and
Payment of Debts by
Contractors" is hereby amended to read as follows:
37-13-13.
Furnishing payroll record to director of labor and training.
– (a) Each
Every
contractor and subcontractor awarded a contract for public works as
defined by this chapter
with a contract price in excess of one thousand dollars
($1,000) for public works, and each
subcontractor who performs work on public works, shall furnish a certified copy of his or her
payroll record records of his or her employees
employed upon the public works project to the
director of labor and training on a weekly monthly
basis for the preceding week month’s work.
(b) The director
of labor and training may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to
enforce the provisions of this section.
(c)
A Any contractor or subcontractor who fails to comply with
the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay
to the director of labor and
training one hundred dollars ($100) five hundred
dollars ($500) for each calendar day of
noncompliance as determined by the director of labor and training.
Any of those revenues shall be
deposited as general revenues. Any person, firm, or
corporation found to have willfully made a
false or fraudulent representation in connection with
reporting their certified payroll records shall
be required to pay a civil penalty to the department of
labor and training in an amount of no less
than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not greater than
three thousand dollars ($3,000) per
representation. For purposes of this subsection “willfully” shall
mean representations that are
known to be false, or representations made with deliberate
ignorance or reckless disregard for
their truth or falsity.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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