Sample Affirmation Form

Affirmation of Legal Work Status Form

Colorado Employment Verification Law § 8-2-122, C.R.S. requires employers to affirm to the following within 20 days of hiring a new employee for work in Colorado:

The employer has examined the legal work status of the new employee;
The employer has retained file copies of the documents required by 8 U.S.C. sec. 1324a (commonly referred to as "Form I-9 identity and employment authorization documents");
The employer has not altered or falsified these documents;
The employer has not knowingly hired an illegal alien.

Employers may create their own affirmation which meets the requirements of the law (outlined above), or they may use the sample provided by the Division:

Sample Affirmation