Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 653.340 (2026)
Employment of minors for message and delivery service
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653.340 Employment of minors for message and delivery service. (1) No person under the age of 18 years shall be employed or permitted to work as a messenger for a telegraph or messenger company or anyone engaged in such a business in the distribution, transmission or delivery of goods or messages before 5 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
(2) No person under the age of 16 years shall be employed or permitted to work in the telegraph, telephone or public messenger service.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 1956–1956 · leading case: Manke v. Nehalem Logging Co., 301 P.2d 192 (Or. 1956).
Manke v. Nehalem Logging Co., 301 P.2d 192 (Or. 1956). “335, as to minors under 18, as elevator operators; and ORS 653.340, as to minors under 16, as messengers and minors under 18 and over 16, as messengers, except at certain hours of the day.”
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