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Chapter 51.48 RCW

PENALTIES

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HTMLPDF 51.48.010Employer's liability for penalties, injury or disease occurring before payment of compensation secured.
HTMLPDF 51.48.017Self-insurer delaying or refusing to pay benefits.
HTMLPDF 51.48.020Employer's false reporting or failure to secure payment of compensation—False information by claimants—Unlawful actions—Penalties.
HTMLPDF 51.48.022Failure to secure payment of compensation—Stop work order—Penalty—Rules.
HTMLPDF 51.48.025Retaliation by employer prohibited—Investigation—Remedies.
HTMLPDF 51.48.030Failure to keep records and make reports.
HTMLPDF 51.48.040Inspection of employer's records.
HTMLPDF 51.48.050Liability for illegal collections for medical aid.
HTMLPDF 51.48.055Termination, dissolution, or abandonment of business—Personal liability for unpaid premiums.
HTMLPDF 51.48.060Physician or licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner—Failure to report or comply.
HTMLPDF 51.48.075Information and training on premium liability.
HTMLPDF 51.48.080Violation of rules.
HTMLPDF 51.48.090Collection.
HTMLPDF 51.48.095Adjustment for inflation.
HTMLPDF 51.48.100Waiver—Penalty-free periods.
HTMLPDF 51.48.103Engaging in business without certificate of coverage—Unlawful actions—Penalties.
HTMLPDF 51.48.105Failure to apply for coverage of employees—Not applicable, when.
HTMLPDF 51.48.110Decedent having no beneficiaries—Payment into supplemental pension fund.
HTMLPDF 51.48.120Notice of assessment for default in payments by employer—Issuance—Service—Contents.
HTMLPDF 51.48.131Notice of assessment for default in payments by employer—Appeal.
HTMLPDF 51.48.140Notice of assessment for employer's default in payments—When amount becomes final—Warrant—Execution—Garnishment—Fees.
HTMLPDF 51.48.150Notice of assessment for employer's default in payments—Notice to withhold and deliver property due employer.
HTMLPDF 51.48.160Revocation of certificate of coverage for failure to pay warrants or taxes.
HTMLPDF 51.48.170Emergency assessment and collection of taxes.
HTMLPDF 51.48.180Emergency assessment and collection of taxes—Distraint and sale of property.
HTMLPDF 51.48.190Emergency assessment and collection of taxes—Conduct of sale.
HTMLPDF 51.48.200Search and seizure of property to satisfy tax warrant or assessment—Issuance and execution of search warrant.
HTMLPDF 51.48.210Delinquent taxes.
HTMLPDF 51.48.220Order of execution upon property—Procedure—Sale.
HTMLPDF 51.48.230Order of execution upon property—Enforcement.
HTMLPDF 51.48.240Agents and employees of department not personally liable—Conditions.
HTMLPDF 51.48.250Liability of persons wilfully obtaining erroneous payments—Civil penalties.
HTMLPDF 51.48.260Liability of persons unintentionally obtaining erroneous payments.
HTMLPDF 51.48.270Criminal liability of persons making false statements or concealing information.
HTMLPDF 51.48.280Kickbacks, bribes, and rebates—Representation fees—Criminal liability—Exceptions.
HTMLPDF 51.48.290Written verification by health services providers.