RHODE ISLAND

11) Record Maintenance?

A.) ' 37-13-12 Wage records of contractors. B Each contractor awarded a contract with a contract price in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for public works, and each subcontractor who performs work on those public works, shall keep an accurate record showing the name, occupation, and actual wages paid to each worker employed by him or her and the payments to all the employee funds specified in '' 37-13-6 and 37-13-7 by him or her in connection with the contract or work. The director and his or her authorized representatives shall have the right to enter any place of employment at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting the wage records and seeing that all provisions of this chapter are complied with.

B.) ' 37-13-13 Furnishing payroll record to director of labor and training. B Each contractor awarded a contract 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 of his or her employees employed upon the public works to the director of labor and training on a weekly basis for the preceding week. The director of labor and training may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to enforce the provisions of this section. A 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) 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.

C.) In addition to the above, any person, firm, or corporation found to have willfully made a false or fraudulent representation on certified payroll records shall be referred to the office of the attorney general. The false or fraudulent representation shall be considered a misdemeanor and shall be punishable for a period of not more than one year in prison and/or fined one thousand dollars ($1,000). Further, any person, firm, or corporation found to have willfully made a false or fraudulent representation on 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 two thousand dollars ($2,000) and not greater than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per representation.