Title 34, Title 34: Labor in General

34-23-201. Employment of minors in hazardous occupations prohibited -- Exceptions. A minor may not be employed or permitted to work in any hazardous occupation except as authorized by the division in writing when the minor is under careful supervision in connection with or follow…

34-23-202. Employment of minors under 16 during school hours -- Hours of work limited. (1) A minor under 16 years old may not be employed or permitted to work during school hours except as authorized by the proper school authorities. (2) Except as provided in the exemptions descr…

34-23-203. Permitted occupations for minors 16 or older. Minors 16 years of age or older may work: (1) in all occupations not declared hazardous; and (2) in occupations which involve the use of motor vehicles if the minor is licensed to operate the motor vehicle for employment pu…

34-23-204. Permitted occupations for minors 14 or older. (1) Minors 14 years old or older may work in a wide variety of nonhazardous occupations including: retail food services; automobile service stations, except for the operation of motor vehicles and the use of hoists; janitor…

34-23-205. Permitted occupations for minors 12 or older. Minors 12 years old or older may work in occupations such as: (1) delivery of newspapers to consumers; (2) baby-sitting; (3) agricultural occupations that are not hazardous agricultural occupations; and (4) any other occupa…

34-23-206. Permitted occupations for minors 10 or older. Minors 10 years old or older may work in occupations such as: (1) delivery of newspapers to consumers; (2) caddying; and (3) any occupation not determined harmful by the division.

34-23-207. Permitted occupations with no specific age limitations or restrictions. With consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian, no specific age limitations or restrictions are imposed and the restrictions described in Sectiondo not apply for: (1) home chores and ot…

34-23-208. Exceptions. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person who is 16 years of age or older and for whom employment would not endanger the person's health and safety if that person: (1) has received a high school diploma; (2) has received a school release certi…

34-23-209. Age certificates issued by schools -- Responsibility of employers. (1) All public and private schools and school districts within the state shall cooperate with employers or prospective employers by issuing age certificates or lists of students or recent students showi…

34-23-301. Minimum hourly wages. The commission may establish minimum hourly wages for minors. If there is an established minimum hourly wage for adults, the minimum hourly wages for minors may be established at a lesser amount.

34-23-302. Criminal penalty -- Enforcement. (1) Repeated violation of Sectionis a class B misdemeanor. 34-23-301 "Repeated violation" does not include separate violations as to individual employees arising out of the same investigation or enforcement action. (2) Upon the third vi…

34-23-303. Civil action allowed. (1) In addition to the administrative action authorized by Section, and criminal actions authorized by Sectionsand, a minor employee may bring a civil action to enforce the minor employee's right to a minimum wage under Section. 34-23-401 34-23-30…

34-23-401. Investigation by division -- Administrative penalty. (1) The director of the division or the director's designee shall have authority to enter and inspect any place or establishment covered by this chapter and to have access to such records as may aid in the enforcemen…

34-23-402. Violation -- Criminal penalty. (1) The commission may prosecute a misdemeanor criminal action in the name of the state. The county attorney, district attorney, or attorney general shall provide assistance in prosecutions under this section at the request of the commiss…

34-23-501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Administrative cost" means a reasonable cost that a content creator incurs when making social media content. "Administrative cost" includes: an expense directly related to the production of social media content; and a social medi…

34-23-502. Minors employed as performers -- Trust required -- Cause of action. (1) As used in this section, "employer," as that term relates to a market value compensated minor, means the market value compensated minor's parent or guardian. (2) On or before January 30 of a calend…

34-23-503. Qualifying minors -- Trust required -- Cause of action. (1) A content creator that produces social media content featuring a qualifying minor shall maintain a monthly record of: income from social media; the qualifying minor's name and documentation of the qualifying m…

34-23-504. Minor's right of deletion. (1) An individual, who is at least 18 years old, may request that a content creator delete or edit any social media content that the content creator posted featuring the individual as a qualifying minor or a market value compensated minor by …