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2025 Utah Code
Title 13 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 47 - Private Employer Verification Act
Part 2 - Verification by Private Employer
Section 202 - Liability protections.
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UT Code § 13-47-202 (2025)
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(Contingently Repealed) 13-47-202. Liability protections.
Enacted by Chapter 403, 2010 General Session
- (1) A private employer may not be held civilly liable under state law in a cause of action for the private employer's unlawful hiring of an unauthorized alien, as defined in 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324a, if:
- (a) the private employer complies with Section 13-47-201; and
- (b) the information obtained in accordance with the status verification system indicated that the employee's federal legal status allowed the private employer to hire the employee.
- (2) A private employer may not be held civilly liable under state law in a cause of action for the private employer's refusal to hire an individual if:
- (a) the private employer complies with Section 13-47-201; and
- (b) the information obtained in accordance with the status system verification indicated that the individual's federal legal status was that of an unauthorized alien as defined in 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324a.
Enacted by Chapter 403, 2010 General Session
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