Montana Code Annotated 2007

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     39-71-307. Employers and insurers to file reports -- penalty. (1) Every employer insured by a plan No. 2 or a plan No. 3 insurer is required to file with the employer's insurer, under rules adopted by the department, a full and complete report of every accident, injury, or occupational disease to an employee arising out of or in the course of employment.
     (2) Every insurer transacting business under this chapter shall, under rules adopted by the department, make and file with the department the reports of every injury or occupational disease.
     (3) An employer, insurer, or claims examiner who refuses or neglects to submit the reports necessary for the proper filing and review of a claim, as provided in subsection (1) or (2), 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 employer or 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; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 103, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 140, L. 2005.

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