Section 25-8-45 Child Labor Certificates. (Amended by Act 2026-539)
AI-assisted research summary: Employers need child labor certificates and related records before hiring minors, and parents or guardians must notify schools of a younger minor’s employer contact details.
AMENDED BY ACT 2026-539, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) No individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation shall employ, permit, or suffer to work any minor 14 or 15 years of age in any occupation, except in agricultural service, unless the individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation procures and keeps on file, for the inspection by the officials charged with the enforcement of this chapter, a complete list of those individuals 14 or 15 years of age employed by the employer. (b) Any individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation that wishes to employ, permit, or suffer to work any minor 14 or 15 years of age in any occupation, except in agricultural service, shall obtain a Class I Child Labor Certificate from the department for each location where an individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation wishes to employ a minor 14 or 15 years of age. The employment shall be in accordance with this chapter. (c) The certificate shall allow the employment of minors 14 or 15 years of age to work only outside of school hours or during vacation periods and only in occupations not prohibited by this chapter for individuals of these ages. (d) The employment of a minor 14 or 15 years of age shall be revoked or suspended by the department if the minor’s regular school attendance and performance record is not satisfactory to the head administrator, or, if home schooled, an instructor of the school that the minor attends. The revocation or suspension shall be processed by the department upon notification by the school. (e) Any individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation that wishes to employ, permit, or suffer to work any minor 16 or 17 years of age in any occupation, except in agricultural service, shall obtain a Class II Child Labor Certificate from the department for each location where an individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation wishes to employ a minor 16 or 17 years of age. The employment shall be in accordance with this chapter. (f) The department shall issue Class I and Class II Child Labor Certificates to any individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation that applies to the department. The fee for a Class I or Class II Child Labor Certificate shall be fifteen dollars ($15). The certificates shall be issued annually. (g)(1) The application for the child labor certificate shall contain all of the following information specific to the location of the minor’s employment: a. The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation that wishes to employ, permit, or suffer to work any minor. b. The type of business or entity, the federal employer identification number, the names of all incorporators, owners, members, or partners of the business or entity. c. Any other information as required by department rule. (2) The Class I and Class II Child Labor Certificates shall contain all of the following information: a. The name of the employer. b. The type of business the employer maintains. c. Any other information as required by department rule. (3) If an individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation employs a minor between 14 and 17 years of age without a proper child labor certificate, the individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation shall pay a penalty of fifty dollars ($50) and then shall obtain a certificate in the proper manner. (4) The parent or guardian of a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age and employed by an individual, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation shall notify the minor’s head administrator, counselor, or if home schooled, an instructor of the school which the minor attends of the name, address, and telephone number of the person, entity, franchise, corporation, or division of a corporation employing the minor.