--- title: "Illinois E-Verify Requirements for Employers | MCC Solutions" description: "Illinois E-Verify rules: not required; use limited, penalties, limits on use, quoted from official pages." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/bookkeeping/e-verify-illinois" --- E-Verify · Illinois # Illinois E-Verify requirements Who must use E-Verify here, and what the official pages say about when the rule began, the penalty and the limits on use, 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.** No state requirement for private employers. The state also limits how employers may use it. A penalty is stated. ## At a glance Private employers No state rule requires it, and neither the State nor any local government may require an employer to use E-Verify beyond what federal law requires. In effect since The current notice and limit rules took effect January 1, 2025 (Public Act 103-0879). Penalty A civil penalty of $2,000 to $5,000 for a first violation of the Act's E-Verify rules, with higher amounts for later violations. Limits on use An employer that uses E-Verify must follow the Act's procedures, including telling the employee in writing when it receives a tentative nonconfirmation. Who enforces or publishes it Illinois Department of Labor (Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act) ## In the official wording **Private employers** Hiring in another state? [Employer registration in Illinois, done for you](/bookkeeping/out-of-state-employer-registration), or [a free bookkeeping health check](/bookkeeping/health-check). "Neither the State nor any of its political subdivisions, nor any unit of local government, including a home rule unit," **Effective date** "Effective Date: 1/1/2025" **Penalty** "a civil penalty of a minimum of $2,000 up to a maximum of $5,000 for a first violation" **Limits on use** "to fail to notify an individual, in writing, of the employer's receipt of a tentative nonconfirmation notice," ## Three example businesses - **8 employees, private, no state contract:** Not required by the state. [See why](/bookkeeping/does-my-business-need-e-verify?state=il&employees=8&public=no&contract=no) - **40 employees, private, no state contract:** Not required by the state. [See why](/bookkeeping/does-my-business-need-e-verify?state=il&employees=40&public=no&contract=no) - **40 employees, private, with a state contract:** Not required by the state. [See why](/bookkeeping/does-my-business-need-e-verify?state=il&employees=40&public=no&contract=yes) Your own numbers: [open the checker for Illinois](/bookkeeping/does-my-business-need-e-verify?state=il). ## Worth knowing A 2025 bill (SB 2339) would add further limits for employers enrolled in E-Verify; the Legislature's page showed it as introduced, and we couldn't confirm any later action. **Not stated on the pages we opened:** a rule for public employers and a rule for state contractors. **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 - [Public Act 103-0879 (amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act), Illinois General Assembly](https://ilga.gov/Legislation/publicacts/view/103-0879) - [SB 2339 (104th General Assembly), as introduced](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2339.pdf) 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 Illinois have to use E-Verify?** No, and the state limits how it's used. No state rule requires it, and neither the State nor any local government may require an employer to use E-Verify beyond what federal law requires. The official wording: "Neither the State nor any of its political subdivisions, nor any unit of local government, including a home rule unit." **When did the Illinois rule take effect?** The current notice and limit rules took effect January 1, 2025 (Public Act 103-0879). **What penalty does Illinois law set?** A civil penalty of $2,000 to $5,000 for a first violation of the Act's E-Verify rules, with higher amounts for later violations. **Does Illinois limit how employers use E-Verify?** An employer that uses E-Verify must follow the Act's procedures, including telling the employee in writing when it receives a tentative nonconfirmation. **Is a Form I-9 still needed in Illinois?** 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. 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