Boulder does not require private employers to use E-Verify. Colorado dropped the state's earlier verification affirmation in 2016. Federal contractors must still use E-Verify, but local Boulder employers face no mandate.
Colorado repealed its prior state employment-verification affirmation requirement under HB 16-1114, leaving I-9 federal compliance as the baseline. Boulder Revised Code adds no city-level E-Verify duty for private hiring or city contracting. Federal contractors with FAR clauses, certain federal agency partners, and some employers using STEM OPT extensions must still enroll in E-Verify under federal rules. Boulder employers retain the option to enroll voluntarily. Worker rights groups continue to caution that E-Verify can produce tentative non-confirmations affecting authorized workers, so Boulder Workforce Center counsels staff on resolving discrepancies through the Department of Homeland Security process.
There are no Boulder penalties tied to E-Verify use or non-use. Federal I-9 violations remain enforceable by ICE Homeland Security Investigations with civil fines per error.
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