{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-2-1603","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-2-1603","heading":"Employer verification of employee.","body":"(1) Within the timelines established by 8 CFR 274a.2, an employer shall request and maintain a copy of either of the following:\n(a) the citizenship or work authorization status that has been verified by the United States citizenship and immigration services' e-verify program; or\n(b) a completed form I-9 with corresponding documents that establish both identity and employment authorization.\n(2) An employer who has utilized the e-verify system to determine the employment eligibility of an employee is presumed to have done so in good faith and is not subject to a penalty because of the reliance on the accuracy of the e-verify system.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 2. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP","Part 16. Legal Employment and Government Accountability"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0020/part_0160/section_0030/0390-0020-0160-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:25Z","sha256":"774ffaedd7c322f21d717ffa0a5655d8a59edbc57aac042ff863ccc0bb58462b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-2-1602","next":"us-mt/39-2-1604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}