(1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to employ, hire, recruit, or refer, either for herself or himself or on behalf of another, for private or public employment within the state, an alien who is not duly authorized to work by the immigration laws or the Attorney General of the United States.
(2) The first violation of subsection (1) shall be a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3) and, upon conviction, shall be punishable as provided in s. 775.082(5) by a civil fine of not more than $500, regardless of the number of aliens with respect to whom the violation occurred.
(3) Any person who has been previously convicted for a violation of subsection (1) and who thereafter violates subsection (1), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any such subsequent violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense with respect to each unauthorized alien.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 77-250; s. 193, ch. 79-400; s. 82, ch. 91-224; s. 168, ch. 97-103.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 448 - General Labor Regulations
Part I - Terms and Conditions of Employment (Ss. 448.01-448.111)
448.01 - Legal day’s work; extra pay.
448.04 - Penalty for officer or agent violating s. 448.03.
448.045 - Wrongful combinations against workers.
448.05 - Seats to be furnished for employees in stores; penalty.
448.07 - Wage rate discrimination based on sex prohibited.
448.075 - Employment discrimination on basis of sickle-cell trait prohibited.
448.076 - Mandatory screening or testing for sickle-cell trait prohibited.
448.08 - Attorney’s fees for successful litigants in actions for unpaid wages.
448.09 - Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited.
448.095 - Employment eligibility.
448.103 - Employee’s remedy; relief.
448.104 - Attorney’s fees and costs.
448.109 - Notification of the state minimum wage.
448.110 - State minimum wage; annual wage adjustment; enforcement.
448.111 - Evidentiary standards for actions of a business during an emergency.