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O.C.G.A. § 39-2-3 — Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Hours of work generally | Georgia Code

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TITLE 39 MINORS

Section 2. Regulation of Employment of Minors, 39-2-1 through 39-2-21.

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.

(Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 2; Code 1933, § 54-302; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 3.)

Law reviews.

- For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Married minors not exempt.

- Fifteen-year-old married minors are not exempt from the prohibitions relating to hours of work in conjunction with school attendance contained in O.C.G.A. §§ 39-2-3 and39-2-4, although local boards of education may excuse such minors from school attendance on an individual basis if in accordance with the policies and regulations of the State Board of Education. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 86-5.

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