Title 53

NRS 609.210 Employing or exhibiting minor in certain injurious, immoral or dangerous activities: Criminal penalty. Every person who employs, or causes to be employed, exhibits or has in his or her custody for exhibition or employment, any minor, and every parent, relative, guardi…

NRS 609.221 Prohibition by Labor Commissioner of employment of children under age of 16 years in certain sales activities. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Labor Commissioner shall adopt regulations prohibiting the employment of a child under the age of 16 yea…

NRS 609.230 Employing or permitting minor to work as messenger: Limitations. In incorporated cities and towns, no person under the age of 18 years shall be employed or permitted to work as a messenger for a telegraph or messenger company in the distribution, transmission or deliv…

NRS 609.240 Maximum hours of employment of child under 16 years of age; limitation on employment of child during certain times. 1. No child under the age of 16 years may be employed, permitted or suffered to work at any gainful occupation, other than employment as a performer in …

NRS 609.245 Employment of child under 14 years of age unlawful without written permission of district judge or designee. Every person who employs and every parent, guardian or other person having the care, custody or control of such child, who permits to be employed, by another, …

NRS 609.250 Employment of child under 14 years of age unlawful when school in session; exceptions. Except for employment as a performer in a motion picture, it is unlawful for any person to employ any child under 14 years of age in any business or service during the hours in whic…

NRS 609.260 Superintendent of public instruction and attendance officer may demand proof of age of employed minor. 1. The superintendent of public instruction or other authorized inspector or school attendance officer shall make demand on an employer in or about whose place or es…

NRS 609.400 Definitions. As used in NRS 609.400 to 609.570, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 609.410 to 609.470, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1587)

NRS 609.410 “Contract” defined. 1. “Contract” means a proposed contract pursuant to which: (a) A minor agrees to render artistic or creative services, directly or through a third party. (b) A minor agrees to render services as a participant, competitor or player in a sport. (c) A…

NRS 609.420 “Court” defined. “Court” means: 1. In a judicial district that has established a business court by court rule, the business court. 2. In a judicial district that has not established a business court by court rule, the district court. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1588)

NRS 609.430 “Interested party” defined. “Interested party” includes: 1. A person who is a party to a contract; and 2. The parent, custodian or guardian of a minor who is a party to a contract, if the parent, custodian or guardian is authorized to act on behalf of the minor. (Adde…

NRS 609.440 “Minor” defined. “Minor” means a person who: 1. Is less than 18 years of age; 2. Has not been declared emancipated pursuant to NRS 129.080 to 129.140, inclusive; and 3. Resides in this state, or will be rendering services in this state pursuant to a contract. (Added t…

NRS 609.450 “Net earnings” defined. “Net earnings” means the gross earnings received for services rendered by a minor during the term of a contract, less: 1. All sums required by law to be paid as taxes to any federal, state or local government with respect to or by reason of suc…

NRS 609.460 “Petition” defined. “Petition” means a petition for approval of a contract filed pursuant to NRS 609.500. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1588)

NRS 609.470 “Petitioner” defined. “Petitioner” means a person who files a petition for approval of a contract pursuant to NRS 609.500. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1588)

NRS 609.500 Petition for approval of contract: Filing; contents; attachments; refiling. 1. An interested party may petition the court for approval of a contract by filing a written petition for approval of the contract in the court of the county in which: (a) The minor resides; (…

NRS 609.510 Petition for approval of contract: Hearing; scope of evidence. 1. Upon receipt of a petition, the court may schedule a hearing to determine whether the petition should be granted. 2. At any hearing concerning the petition: (a) The minor who is the subject of the petit…

NRS 609.520 Petition for approval of contract: Grounds for granting or denying petition; issuance of order granting or denying petition; effect of order. 1. In determining whether to grant a petition, the court shall consider whether the terms, conditions and covenants of the con…

NRS 609.530 Appointment of special guardian if court grants petition; special guardian to hold certain net earnings of minor; expiration of special guardian’s role. 1. If the court issues an order granting a petition, the court shall immediately issue an order appointing a specia…

NRS 609.540 Certain amount of net earnings to be set aside for minor; modification of amount to be set aside; disposition, upon termination of contract, of amount set aside. 1. At the time of issuing an order appointing a special guardian pursuant to NRS 609.530, the court shall …

NRS 609.550 Limitation on minor’s ability to dispute validity of contract approved by court. If a contract that is otherwise valid is approved by the court by the granting of a petition, a minor may not, during his or her minority, upon reaching the age of majority or upon his or…

NRS 609.560 Finality of courts’ rulings concerning contract. The determination of whether to grant or deny a petition or to grant or deny a motion to modify the amount or percentage of the net earnings of a minor to be set aside is a matter solely within the discretion of the cou…

NRS 609.570 Limitation on effect of NRS 609.400 to 609.570, inclusive. The provisions of NRS 609.400 to 609.570, inclusive, do not: 1. Exempt any person from compliance with any other law concerning licenses, consents or authorizations required for any conduct, employment, use or…

NRS 609.650 Criminal penalty. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 609.190 to 609.260, inclusive, any person who employs any child in violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or any person who has the care, custody or control of any ch…

NRS 609.652 Administrative penalty. In addition to any other remedy or penalty, if any person commits a violation described in NRS 609.650, the Labor Commissioner may impose against the person an administrative penalty of not more than $2,500 for each such violation. (Added to NR…

NRS 609.654 Violation of federal law or regulations relating to employment of minors deemed violation of chapter. A violation of any provision of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, including, without…