§ 39-2-12. Employment Certificates — Contents; Availability of Blank Forms; Filing of Duplicate Copies
Employment certificates shall state the full name, date, and place of birth of the minor; the name and address of the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of such minor; and that the minor has appeared before the issuing officer and presented the evidence of age required by Code Section 39-2-11. Blank forms of […]
§ 39-2-13. Employment Certificates — Disposition of Certificates Upon Termination of Employment or Failure to Appear for Work for 30 Days; Requirements as to Issuance of Subsequent Certificates
Upon termination of employment of any minor between 12 and 16 years of age, the employer shall return the employment certificate to the issuing officer within five days of the date of the termination of employment. Where the employment of any minor between 12 and 16 years of age shall not have been terminated, but […]
§ 39-2-14. Employment Certificates — Revocation of Certificates by Commissioner of Labor
The Commissioner of Labor may at any time revoke any employment certificate if in his or her judgment the employment certificate was improperly issued. The Commissioner shall be authorized to investigate the true age of any minor employed, hear evidence, and require the production of relevant books or documents. If the employment certificate of a […]
§ 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 Repealed by Ga.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, § […]