{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-13-47-202","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 13-47-202","heading":"Liability protections.","body":"(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:\n(a) the private employer complies with Section 13-47-201; and\n(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.\n(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:\n(a) the private employer complies with Section 13-47-201; and\n(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.","path":["Title 13 Commerce and Trade","Chapter 13-47 Private Employer Verification Act","Part 13-47-2 Verification by Private Employer"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title13/Chapter47/13-47-S202.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"c2f60ee75988e263d8d54a3bd3641968b701bb1ed2cd3842c1fddf0c22a15ac2","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-13-47-201","next":"us-ut/utah-code-13-47-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}