West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia HB3291: Establish fines for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien
Status: Introduced, March 10, 2025
The purpose of this bill is to establish stricter penalties for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien.
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §21-1B-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting companies and organizations from knowingly hiring illegal aliens and establishing fines for violations. Article 1B. verifying legal employment status of workers. §21-1B-5. Penalties. (a) Any employer who knowingly and willfully fails to maintain records as required by section four of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $100 $200 for each offense. Failure to keep records on each employee constitutes a separate offense. (b) Any employer who.
From the introduced text, March 10, 2025:
A BILL to amend and reenact §21-1B-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting companies and organizations from knowingly hiring illegal aliens and establishing fines for violations. Article 1B. verifying legal employment status of workers. §21-1B-5. Penalties. (a) Any employer who knowingly and willfully fails to maintain records as required by section four of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $100 $200 for each offense. Failure to keep records on each employee constitutes a separate offense. (b) Any employer who knowingly violates the provisions of section three of this article by employing, hiring, recruiting or referring an unauthorized worker is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, is subject to the following (2) For a second offense, a fine of not less than $500 $5,000 nor more than $5,000 $20,000 for each violation; (3) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of not less than $1,000 $10,000 nor more than $10,000 $30,000, or and confinement in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, or both. (c) Any employer who knowingly and willfully provides false records as to the legal status or authorization to work of any employee to the commissioner or his or her authorized representative is guilty of a …