(a) If so found by the Director of the Department of Workforce Services, an individual shall be disqualified for benefits:
(1) If he or she willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact or willfully fails to disclose a material fact in filing an initial claim or a claim renewal, he or she shall be disqualified from the date of filing the claim until he or she has ten (10) weeks of employment in each of which he or she has earned wages equal to at least his or her weekly benefit amount;
(2)
(A) For any continued week claimed with respect to which the employee has willfully made a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact or willfully fails to disclose a material fact in obtaining or attempting to obtain any benefits, and for an additional thirteen (13) weeks of unemployment, as defined in § 11-10-512, and which shall commence with Sunday of the first week with respect to which a claim is filed commencing with the week of delivery or mailing of the determination of disqualification under this section.
(B)
(i) In addition to the thirteen (13) weeks of disqualification, a disqualification of three (3) weeks shall be imposed for each week of failure or falsification.
(ii)
(a) Any weekly benefits payable subsequent to the date of delivery or mailing of the determination shall be terminated.
(b) The termination shall apply only to benefits payable within the benefit year of the claim with respect to which the claimant willfully made a false statement or misrepresentation; and
(3) The disqualification shall not be applied after two and one-half (21/2) years have elapsed from the date of delivery or mailing of the determination of disqualification under this section, but all overpayments established by the determination of disqualification shall be collected as otherwise provided by this chapter.
(b) Upon request of the Legislative Council, the Department of Workforce Services shall provide reports regarding unemployment insurance claim fraud and its efforts to prevent the fraud.
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