§ 28-40-3.1. Contributions held in trust for state.
(a) All contributions withheld by any employer from employees in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and all contributions withheld by any employer from employees under color of those provisions, shall constitute a trust fund for the state until paid to the director.
(b) That trust shall be enforceable against:
(1) The employer;
(2) Any officer, agent, servant, or employee of any corporate employer responsible for either the withholding or payment, or both, of the contribution; and
(3) Any person receiving any part of the fund without consideration, or knowing that the employer or any officer, agent, servant, or employee or any corporate employer is committing a breach of trust.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 497, § 1.