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S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-270

Notice of final payment; penalty for failure to give notice

Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law

The act spans §§ 42–42 (216 sections).

1962 Code SECTION 72-178; 1952 Code SECTION 72-178; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-21; 1936 (39) 1231.

Within sixteen days after final payment of compensation has been made the employer shall send to the commission a notice, in accordance with a form prescribed by the commission, stating that such final payment has been made, the total amount of compensation paid, the name of the employee and of any other person to whom compensation has been paid, the date of the injury or death and the date to which compensation has been paid. If the employer fails to so notify the commission within such time, the commission shall assess against such employer a civil penalty in the amount of twenty-five dollars.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.