§ 39-2-16. Prohibition on Corporal Punishment of Minors; Actions for Damages
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1629, § 3, effective July 1, 1988. Editor’s notes. This Code section was based on Orig. Code 1863, § 1848; Code 1868, § 1876; Code 1873, § 1886; Code 1882, § 1886; Civil Code 1895, § 2620; Civil Code 1910, § 3142; Code 1933, § 54-206.
§ 39-1-1. Age of Legal Majority; Residence of Persons in State for Purpose of Attending School
The age of legal majority in this state is 18 years; until that age all persons are minors. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed automatically to render an individual a resident of this state when that individual is in the state for the purpose of attending school. In the case of such individual, […]
§ 39-2-1. Restrictions on Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age
No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed by or permitted to work in or about any mill, factory, laundry, manufacturing establishment, or workshop nor in any occupation which has been designated as hazardous in accordance with Code Section 39-2-2. History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 1; Code 1933, § 54-301; Ga. […]
§ 39-2-2. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Dangerous Employment
No minor under the age of 16 years shall be employed or permitted to work at any occupation or in any position which the Commissioner of Labor may declare by regulation dangerous to life and limb or injurious to the health or morals of such minor. History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 3; Code […]
§ 39-2-3. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Hours of Work Generally
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no minor under 16 years of age shall be permitted to work for any person, firm, or corporation between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 2; Code 1933, § 54-302; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 3. Law reviews. […]
§ 39-2-4. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Employment During School Hours
No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation during the hours when public or private schools are in session unless said minor has completed senior high school or has been excused from attendance in school by a county or independent school system board of education […]
§ 39-2-5. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Delivery of Messages
No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed in the delivery of messages by any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the message service business or in the general work of messenger service between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. History. Ga. L. 1910, p. 117, § 1; Code 1933, § […]
§ 39-2-6. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Sale or Delivery of Newspapers
Minors under 16 years of age may be employed to sell or deliver newspapers in residential areas between the hours of 5:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. but shall not be employed to sell or deliver newspapers between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M., provided that such employment shall not be for a longer […]
§ 39-2-7. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally — Maximum Hours of Employment
No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation covered by this chapter for more than four hours on any day in which the school attended by said minor is in session, more than eight hours on days other than school days, or more than 40 […]
§ 39-2-9. Employment of Minors Under 12 Years of Age Generally
No minor under 12 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation at any time, provided that this Code section shall not be construed to apply to employment of a minor in agriculture, domestic service in private homes, or any specific employment permitted by this chapter or to employment […]