Arizona and Maryland have recently become the ninth and tenth state respectively to join the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program. RIDE is part of the E-Verify and is used to link the E-Verify database with the participating states’ driver’s license agencies. RIDE allows E-Verify to review the authenticity of driver’s license and ID cards presented by newly hired workers as I-9 identity documents. Based on the combined E-Verify/RIDE review of the employee’s data, the employer may receive a Tentative Non-confirmation (TNC) notification and would then have to provide appropriate notice to the affected worker and allow the employee an opportunity to meet the E-Verify requirements.
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