AL SB421

Requires business entities and public employers in Alabama to verify employment eligibility of new employees through the federal E-Verify program or any other method that reasonably determines legal status.

Makes it unlawful for businesses to knowingly hire or recruit unauthorized aliens; businesses must retain E-Verify documentation for at least three years after employee termination.

Public employers must use E-Verify and cannot contract with service providers unless the contractor is registered with and utilizing E-Verify.

First violation results in suspension of all state and local business licenses for a minimum of one day and maximum of 30 days; second or subsequent violations result in permanent suspension of all licenses.

Businesses with suspended licenses cannot engage in any other form of business during suspension period; businesses using E-Verify in good faith receive a rebuttable presumption against knowingly employing unauthorized aliens.