21 V.S.A. § 444a
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§ 444a. Employment of aliens
Official statutory text
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Alien” means any person not a citizen of the United States.
(2) “Employer” means any person, including any partnership, firm, corporation, or association, or any agent thereof, who engages or utilizes the personal services of one or more individuals for a salary or wage.
(3) “Illegal alien” means any person not a citizen of the United States who has entered the United States in violation of the Federal Immigration and Naturalization Act or regulations issued pursuant to the Act, who has legally entered but without the right to be employed in the country, or who has legally entered subject to a time limit but has remained illegally after the expiration of the time limit.
(b) No employer or agent for an employer shall knowingly recruit, solicit, or refer for employment, or employ, an illegal alien.
(c) No employer shall knowingly employ any alien unless the employer determines that the alien possesses the required certificate under the Federal Immigration and Naturalization Act or regulations issued pursuant to the Act, or has authorization from the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service or other appropriate federal agency.
(d) A person convicted of violating this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 or more than $300.00 for conviction of a first offense. For any subsequent offense, a person convicted of violating this section shall be fined not less than $300.00, nor more than $750.00.
(1) “Alien” means any person not a citizen of the United States.
(2) “Employer” means any person, including any partnership, firm, corporation, or association, or any agent thereof, who engages or utilizes the personal services of one or more individuals for a salary or wage.
(3) “Illegal alien” means any person not a citizen of the United States who has entered the United States in violation of the Federal Immigration and Naturalization Act or regulations issued pursuant to the Act, who has legally entered but without the right to be employed in the country, or who has legally entered subject to a time limit but has remained illegally after the expiration of the time limit.
(b) No employer or agent for an employer shall knowingly recruit, solicit, or refer for employment, or employ, an illegal alien.
(c) No employer shall knowingly employ any alien unless the employer determines that the alien possesses the required certificate under the Federal Immigration and Naturalization Act or regulations issued pursuant to the Act, or has authorization from the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service or other appropriate federal agency.
(d) A person convicted of violating this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 or more than $300.00 for conviction of a first offense. For any subsequent offense, a person convicted of violating this section shall be fined not less than $300.00, nor more than $750.00.
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