Sec. 12. (a) A contractor or a subcontractor may not:
(1) knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien; or
(2) retain an employee or contract with a person that the contractor or subcontractor subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien.
(b) If a contractor violates this section, the state agency, political subdivision, or public agency shall require the contractor to remedy the violation not later than thirty (30) days after the date the state agency, political subdivision, or public agency notifies the contractor of the violation.
(c) There is a rebuttable presumption that a contractor did not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien if the contractor verified the work eligibility status of the employee through the E-Verify program.
As added by P.L.171-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.252-2015, SEC.33.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 5. Unlawful Labor Practices
Chapter 1.7. Public Contract for Services; Business Entities; Unauthorized Aliens
22-5-1.7-3. "E-Verify Program"
22-5-1.7-5. "Political Subdivision"
22-5-1.7-6. "Public Contract for Services"
22-5-1.7-6.4. "Public Works Project"
22-5-1.7-9. "Unauthorized Alien"
22-5-1.7-10. State Agencies and Political Subdivisions Required to Use E-Verify Program; Exception
22-5-1.7-11.1. Contractors With Public Works Contract Required to Use E-Verify Program
22-5-1.7-15. Certification by Subcontractor