{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-6-2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-6-2","heading":"E-Verify.","body":"(a)\t(Effective until contingency met - see note) Each agency, community college, and public school unit as defined in G.S. 115C-5 shall verify, in accordance with the E-Verify Program administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101, et seq., each individual's legal status or authorization to work in the United States after hiring the individual as an employee to work in the United States.\n(a)\t(Effective once contingency met - see note) Each agency, community college, and public school unit as defined in G.S. 115C-5 (i) shall verify, in accordance with the E-Verify Program administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101, et seq., each individual's legal status or authorization to work in the United States after hiring the individual as an employee to work in the United States and (ii) comply with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the General Statutes.\n(b)\tOSHR may operate a centralized program to electronically offer E-Verify access to executive branch agencies. (2026-40, ss. 1, 5.7(c).)","path":["Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.","Article 6. Verification and Onboarding.","Part 1. Verification of Eligibility to Work and Application Materials."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_126A/GS_126A-6-2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T06:10:56Z","sha256":"530df2cb7c38786bd3bba175b87254f604fd290906227895d5b94be5dc61a179","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-6-1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-6-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}