The evidence of age required by this subchapter shall consist of 1 of the following proofs of age, which shall be required in the order herein designated:
(1) A birth certificate or attested transcript issued by a registrar of vital statistics or other officer charged with the duty of recording births;
(2) A record of age as given in the records of the school first attended by the minor, if obtainable, or in the earliest available school census;
(3) A baptismal record or duly certified transcript thereof showing the date of birth and place of baptism of the minor; or
(4) A bona fide contemporary record of the date and place of the minor’s birth kept in the Bible in which the records of the births in the family of the minor are preserved, or other documentary evidence satisfactory to the Board of Education, such as a passport showing the age of the minor, a certificate of arrival in the United States issued by the United States immigration officers and showing the age of the minor, or a life insurance policy.
(May 29, 1928, 45 Stat. 1001, ch. 908, § 11; renumbered as § 10 and amended June 15, 1976, D.C. Law 1-68, § 2(12), 23 DCR 519.)
1981 Ed., § 36-510.
1973 Ed., § 36-211.
This section is referenced in § 32-209 and § 32-211.
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