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13-47-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Commerce.
(2) "Employee" means an individual:
(a) who is hired to perform services in Utah; and
(b) to whom a private employer provides a federal form required for federal taxationpurposes to report income paid to the individual for the services performed.
(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), "private employer" means a person whofor federal taxation purposes is required to provide a federal form:
(i) to an individual who performs services for the person in Utah; and
(ii) to report income paid to the individual who performs the services.
(b) "Private employer" does not mean a public employer as defined in Section63G-11-103.
(4) (a) "Status verification system" means an electronic system operated by the federalgovernment, through which an employer may inquire to verify the federal legal working status ofan individual who is a newly hired employee.
(b) "Status verification system" includes:
(i) the electronic verification of the work authorization program of the IllegalImmigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324a;
(ii) a federal program equivalent to the program described in Subsection (4)(b)(i) that isdesignated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or other federal agencyauthorized to verify the employment eligibility status of a newly hired employee pursuant to theImmigration Reform and Control Act of 1986;
(iii) the Social Security Number Verification Service or similar online verificationprocess implemented by the United States Social Security Administration; or
(iv) an independent third-party system with an equal or higher degree of reliability as theprograms, systems, or processes described in Subsection (4)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii).

Enacted by Chapter 403, 2010 General Session

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13-47-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Commerce.
(2) "Employee" means an individual:
(a) who is hired to perform services in Utah; and
(b) to whom a private employer provides a federal form required for federal taxationpurposes to report income paid to the individual for the services performed.
(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), "private employer" means a person whofor federal taxation purposes is required to provide a federal form:
(i) to an individual who performs services for the person in Utah; and
(ii) to report income paid to the individual who performs the services.
(b) "Private employer" does not mean a public employer as defined in Section63G-11-103.
(4) (a) "Status verification system" means an electronic system operated by the federalgovernment, through which an employer may inquire to verify the federal legal working status ofan individual who is a newly hired employee.
(b) "Status verification system" includes:
(i) the electronic verification of the work authorization program of the IllegalImmigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324a;
(ii) a federal program equivalent to the program described in Subsection (4)(b)(i) that isdesignated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or other federal agencyauthorized to verify the employment eligibility status of a newly hired employee pursuant to theImmigration Reform and Control Act of 1986;
(iii) the Social Security Number Verification Service or similar online verificationprocess implemented by the United States Social Security Administration; or
(iv) an independent third-party system with an equal or higher degree of reliability as theprograms, systems, or processes described in Subsection (4)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii).

Enacted by Chapter 403, 2010 General Session

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13-47-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Commerce.
(2) "Employee" means an individual:
(a) who is hired to perform services in Utah; and
(b) to whom a private employer provides a federal form required for federal taxationpurposes to report income paid to the individual for the services performed.
(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), "private employer" means a person whofor federal taxation purposes is required to provide a federal form:
(i) to an individual who performs services for the person in Utah; and
(ii) to report income paid to the individual who performs the services.
(b) "Private employer" does not mean a public employer as defined in Section63G-11-103.
(4) (a) "Status verification system" means an electronic system operated by the federalgovernment, through which an employer may inquire to verify the federal legal working status ofan individual who is a newly hired employee.
(b) "Status verification system" includes:
(i) the electronic verification of the work authorization program of the IllegalImmigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324a;
(ii) a federal program equivalent to the program described in Subsection (4)(b)(i) that isdesignated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or other federal agencyauthorized to verify the employment eligibility status of a newly hired employee pursuant to theImmigration Reform and Control Act of 1986;
(iii) the Social Security Number Verification Service or similar online verificationprocess implemented by the United States Social Security Administration; or
(iv) an independent third-party system with an equal or higher degree of reliability as theprograms, systems, or processes described in Subsection (4)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii).

Enacted by Chapter 403, 2010 General Session