38-616. Same; infants, requirements; violations, penalty. (a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed on any motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon who is board-certified in pediatrics provides written certification that the infant is at least 15 days old and, in the physician's medical opinion, the infant was carried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable of handling the stress of filmmaking and the infant's lungs, eyes, heart and immune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks.
(b) Any parent, guardian or employer of a minor child and any officer or agent of an employer of a minor child, who directly or indirectly violates subsection (a) or who causes or permits a violation of subsection (a), with respect to that minor child, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
History: L. 2000, ch. 174, ยง 2; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
38-601 Children under 14, employment.
38-602 Children under 18, employment; rules and regulations.
38-603 Children under 16, employment.
38-604 Work permit required; exception.
38-605 Notice of hours of labor.
38-606 Work permits, requirements before issuance.
38-608 Blanks for permits; duplicates; permit as evidence of age.
38-609 Return of permit on termination of employment.
38-611 Duties of inspector and county attorney.
38-612 Penalty for unlawful employment.
38-613 Federal aid, labor commissioner authorized to receive.
38-614 Activities not considered employment; performance prohibited, when.
38-615 Employment of minor child entertainers; definitions.
38-616 Same; infants, requirements; violations, penalty.
38-617 Same; earnings sole property of minor child.
38-618 Same; contracts affected.
38-619 Same; disaffirmance precluded upon judicial approval of contract; approval procedure.