No minor under 18 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation, except in agricultural work or housework as specified in § 32-201, unless the employer procures and keeps on file and accessible to any attendance officer, inspector or other person authorized to enforce this subchapter a work or vacation permit issued as hereinafter prescribed, except that minors under 18 years of age may be employed without a permit outside of school hours in irregular or casual work usual to the home of the employer; provided, that such employment shall not be in connection with nor form a part of the business, trade, profession, or occupation of the employer; and provided further, that such employment shall not be specifically prohibited by any provision of this subchapter or by any order issued under the authority of § 32-203.
(May 29, 1928, 45 Stat. 1000, ch. 908, § 8; renumbered as § 7 and amended June 15, 1976, D.C. Law 1-68, § 2(9), 23 DCR 516.)
1981 Ed., § 36-507.
1973 Ed., § 36-208.
This section is referenced in § 32-201.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 2 - Employment of Minors
§ 32–201. Employment of minors under 14 years of age; distribution of newspapers permitted
§ 32–204. Employment of minors under 16 years of age in certain occupations prohibited; exception
§ 32–205. Employment of minors under 18 years of age in certain occupations prohibited
§ 32–207. Work or vacation permit — Procurement by employer
§ 32–208. Work or vacation permit — Issue by Board of Education; contents; records of applicants
§ 32–209. Work or vacation permit — Application requirements
§ 32–212. Employer to furnish, on demand, proof of age of employee
§ 32–214. Board of Education to enforce law; inspection of places in which minors are employed
§ 32–216. Street-trades badges — Required
§ 32–217. Street-trades badges — Application requirements
§ 32–218. Street-trades badges — Contents; record to be kept; badges not transferable
§ 32–219. Violation of §§ 32-215 to 32-221; revocation of badge or work permit
§ 32–221. Loitering around business establishments prohibited during school hours; penalty