--- title: "Arizona E-Verify Requirements for Employers | MCC Solutions" description: "Arizona E-Verify rules: every employer, public employers, state contractors, penalties, quoted from official pages." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/bookkeeping/e-verify-arizona" --- E-Verify · Arizona # Arizona E-Verify requirements Who must use E-Verify here, and what the official pages say about public employers, state contractors, when the rule began and the penalty, in their own words. [![Intuit ProAdvisor Gold tier badge](/img/credentials/intuit-proadvisor-gold.png)](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77)Gold tier in Intuit's ProAdvisor program. [See my Intuit listing](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77) Keeping your own books? Tallyfinch does invoices, bank import and reports on your computer. [See Tallyfinch](/bookkeeping/mcc-books-downloadable-bookkeeping-software) **Short answer.** Yes for every employer, for new hires. Separate rules cover public employers and state contractors. A penalty is stated. ## At a glance Private employers Every employer in the state must use E-Verify for each new employee. Public employers Public employers are covered by the same every-employer rule: the definition of employer for the E-Verify law includes the state and its political subdivisions (A.R.S. 23-211). State contractors A government entity may not award a contract to a contractor or subcontractor that fails to use E-Verify. In effect since Employees hired after December 31, 2007. Penalty Knowingly or intentionally employing an unauthorized worker brings probation with reports to the county attorney, possible license suspension for a first violation and permanent license revocation for a second. A county attorney brings the case. Who enforces or publishes it Arizona Attorney General and county attorneys (Legal Arizona Workers Act) ## In the official wording **Private employers** Hiring in another state? [Employer registration in Arizona, done for you](/bookkeeping/out-of-state-employer-registration), or [a free bookkeeping health check](/bookkeeping/health-check). "LAWA requires all Arizona employers to use E-Verify to verify the employment eligibility of new hires." **Public employers** "Employer includes this state, any political subdivision of this state and self-employed persons." **State contractors** "The 2008 amendments prohibit a government entity from awarding a contract to any contractor or subcontractor that fails to use E-Verify" **Effective date** "verify the employment authorization of all new employees hired after December 31, 2007" **Penalty** "possible license suspension for a first violation and permanent license revocation for a second violation." ## Three example businesses - **8 employees, private, no state contract:** Required. [See why](/bookkeeping/does-my-business-need-e-verify?state=az&employees=8&public=no&contract=no) - **40 employees, private, no state contract:** Required. [See why](/bookkeeping/does-my-business-need-e-verify?state=az&employees=40&public=no&contract=no) - **40 employees, private, with a state contract:** Required. [See why](/bookkeeping/does-my-business-need-e-verify?state=az&employees=40&public=no&contract=yes) Your own numbers: [open the checker for Arizona](/bookkeeping/does-my-business-need-e-verify?state=az). ## Worth knowing The Senate's issue brief notes the federal I-9 retention rule alongside the state law and says independent contractors don't need a Form I-9 from the business that hires them. **Not stated on the pages we opened:** limits on how E-Verify is used. **Hiring someone remote in New Jersey?** MCC Solutions acts as an [I-9 authorized representative](/notary/i9-verification): we meet the new hire, examine the original documents and complete Section 2 for you, from $65 per employee. E-Verify cases are created by the employer, in its own E-Verify account; we don't create them. ## Official sources - [For Employers: Legal Arizona Workers Act, Arizona Attorney General's Office](https://www.azag.gov/civil-rights/legal-az-workers-act/employers) - [Determination of Employment Eligibility by Employers, Arizona Senate Research Staff issue brief (November 23, 2022)](https://azleg.gov/Briefs/Senate/DETERMINATION%20OF%20EMPLOYMENT%20ELIGIBILITY%20BY%20EMPLOYERS%202022.PDF) - [A.R.S. 23-211, Definitions (Arizona State Legislature)](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00211.htm) General information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Federal rules on Form I-9 and E-Verify timing are on the [all-states table](/bookkeeping/e-verify-requirements-by-state). ## Common questions **Do private employers in Arizona have to use E-Verify?** Yes, every employer. Every employer in the state must use E-Verify for each new employee. The official wording: "LAWA requires all Arizona employers to use E-Verify to verify the employment eligibility of new hires." **Does Arizona require E-Verify for public employers?** Public employers are covered by the same every-employer rule: the definition of employer for the E-Verify law includes the state and its political subdivisions (A.R.S. 23-211). **Do contractors with the state of Arizona need E-Verify?** A government entity may not award a contract to a contractor or subcontractor that fails to use E-Verify. **When did the Arizona rule take effect?** Employees hired after December 31, 2007. **What penalty does Arizona law set?** Knowingly or intentionally employing an unauthorized worker brings probation with reports to the county attorney, possible license suspension for a first violation and permanent license revocation for a second. A county attorney brings the case. **Is a Form I-9 still needed in Arizona?** Yes. Every employer completes Form I-9 for each hire under federal law, and an E-Verify case is created from the finished form, so the state rule adds to the I-9 rather than replacing it. All states: [E-Verify requirements by state](/bookkeeping/e-verify-requirements-by-state) · [Alabama](/bookkeeping/e-verify-alabama) · [California](/bookkeeping/e-verify-california) Tallyfinch ### Books you keep on your own computer Tallyfinch does invoices, bills, bank import, reconciliation and the main reports, in a file you own. $99 once, then $5 a month for updates; the app keeps working if you stop the plan. It does not do payroll or sales tax filing. The free download records up to 60 entries. [See Tallyfinch](/bookkeeping/mcc-books-downloadable-bookkeeping-software) [Download it free](/tools/pro/trial/mccBooks) [Compare the three apps](/software) ## Want hiring and payroll records kept for you? [See bookkeeping services](/bookkeeping/)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)