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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 715A.2A, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 3. An employer who violates this section shall cease and 1 4 desist from further violations and shall pay the following 1 5 civil penalty: 1 6 a. For a first violation, not less thantwo hundred and1 7fiftyfive thousand dollars and not more thantwoten thousand 1 8 dollars for each unauthorized alien hired or employed. 1 9 b. For a second violation, not less thantwoten thousand 1 10 dollars and not more thanfivetwenty-five thousand dollars 1 11 for each unauthorized alien hired or employed. 1 12 c. For a third or subsequent violation, not less than 1 13threetwenty-five thousand dollars and not more thantenfifty 1 14 thousand dollars for each unauthorized alien hired or 1 15 employed. 1 16 In addition, an employer found to have violated this 1 17 section shall be assessed the costs of the action to enforce 1 18 the civil penalty, including the reasonable costs of 1 19 investigation and attorney fees. 1 20 EXPLANATION 1 21 This bill raises the applicable civil penalties for an 1 22 employer who knowingly hires, or continues to hire, an 1 23 unauthorized alien. Specifically, the penalty for a first 1 24 violation is raised from a range of $250 to $2,000, to $5,000 1 25 to $10,000. The penalty for a second violation is raised from 1 26 a range of $2,000 to $5,000, to $10,000 to $25,000. Finally, 1 27 the penalty for a third or subsequent violation is raised from 1 28 a range of $3,000 to $10,000, to $25,000 to $50,000. 1 29 LSB 2073HC 78 1 30 ec/jw/5
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