---identifier: "/us/cfr/t8/s274a.4"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "8 CFR § 274a.4 - Good faith defense."title_number: 8title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"section_number: "274a.4"section_name: "Good faith defense."chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"part_number: "274a"part_name: "CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1105a, 1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599; Title VII of Pub. L. 110-229, 122 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 115-218, 132 Stat. 1547; 8 CFR part 2."regulatory_source: "52 FR 16221, May 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "274a"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t8/s274a.4
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Department of Homeland Security
Authority
8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1105a, 1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599; Title VII of Pub. L. 110-229, 122 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 115-218, 132 Stat. ... 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1105a, 1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599; Title VII of Pub. L. 110-229, 122 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 115-218, 132 Stat. 1547; 8 CFR part 2.
# 274a.4 Good faith defense.An employer or a recruiter or referrer for a fee for employment who shows good faith compliance with the employment verification requirements of § 274a.2(b) of this part shall have established a rebuttable affirmative defense that the person or entity has not violated section 274A(a)(1)(A) of the Act with respect to such hiring, recruiting, or referral.