§ 28-3-2. Production of certificate of age on demand by compliance inspector.
Whenever any truant officer or compliance inspector has reason to doubt that any child employed in any factory, mechanical, manufacturing, or business establishment has reached the age of sixteen (16) years, the compliance inspector shall demand of the child’s employer that the employer shall furnish him or her within ten (10) days a certificate of age issued by the department of elementary and secondary education. If the employer refuses or fails to produce the certificate within ten (10) days, or in case the certificate does not show that the child has completed sixteen (16) years of life, the employer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be subject to a fine of twenty dollars ($20.00). For the purpose of this chapter, the department of elementary and secondary education shall determine the age of the child on the presentation of a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, or other evidence satisfactory to it.
History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1312, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-3-2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-3 - Employment of Children
Section 28-3-1. - Places and times where employment of children prohibited.
Section 28-3-2. - Production of certificate of age on demand by compliance inspector.
Section 28-3-3. - Issuance of limited permits for work by children.
Section 28-3-3.1. - Work experience program.
Section 28-3-3.2. - Revocation or suspension of permit.
Section 28-3-3.3. - Manufacturing and industrial pre-apprenticeship and internships.
Section 28-3-4. - Return of permit on termination of employment.
Section 28-3-5. - Proof of age for employment certificate.
Section 28-3-6. - Certificates and permits kept by employer.
Section 28-3-7. - Cancellation of erroneously issued certificates.
Section 28-3-8. - Employment subject to provisions.
Section 28-3-9. - Employment of minors in hazardous places or occupations.
Section 28-3-9.1. - Employment of minors as adult entertainment performers prohibited.
Section 28-3-10. - Declaration of places or occupations as hazardous for minors.
Section 28-3-11. - Hours of work for children.
Section 28-3-11.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-3-12. - Posting of hours and wage rates.
Section 28-3-13. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-3-14. - Maximum continuous employment without mealtime.
Section 28-3-15. - Penalty for violation of provisions of this chapter.
Section 28-3-16, 28-3-17. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-3-18. - Enforcement of provisions — Prosecution of violations.
Section 28-3-19. - Posting of copies of law.
Section 28-3-20. - Penalty for violations generally.