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GA Code § 39-2-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-5. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally - Delivery of Messages

 No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed in the delivery of messages by any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the message service business or in the general work of messenger service between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.   (Ga. L. 1910, p. 117, § 1; Code 1933, § 54-305; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 3.)
GA Code § 39-2-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-6. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally - Sale or Delivery of Newspapers

 Minors under 16 years of age may be employed to sell or deliver newspapers in residential areas between the hours of 5:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. but shall not be employed to sell or deliver newspapers between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M., provided that such employment shall not be for a longer time than is provided in Code Section 39-2-7 and shall not be performed during school hours.   (Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 39.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Improper issuance of employment certificate to minors.    - Inasmuch as the provisions of Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 4 (see O.C.G.A. § 39-2-6) do not provide an exception to the general provisions of Ga. L. 1971, p. 638, § 1 (see O.C.G.A. § 39-2-9), the restrictions of that statute prohibiting employment of children under 14 years of age "in any gainful occupation at any time" would apply to children selling or delivering newspapers; therefore, it would be improper to issue an employment certificate to allow children under 14 years of age to sell or deliver newspapers. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-15.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Constitutionality, validity, construction, and application of statutes or ordinances relating to sale of newspapers on the street, 107 A.L.R. 1275.
GA Code § 39-2-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-7. Employment of Minors Under 16 Years of Age Generally - Maximum Hours of Employment

 No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation covered by this chapter for more than four hours on any day in which the school attended by said minor is in session, more than eight hours on days other than school days, or more than 40 hours in any one week.   (Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 5.)
GA Code § 39-2-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-8. Employment of Minors 15 Years of Age During School Vacation Months

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1629, § 1, effective July 1, 1988.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1969, p. 674, § 1.
GA Code § 39-2-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-9. Employment of Minors Under 12 Years of Age Generally

 No minor under 12 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation at any time, provided that this Code section shall not be construed to apply to employment of a minor in agriculture, domestic service in private homes, or any specific employment permitted by this chapter or to employment by a parent or a person standing in the place of a parent.   (Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 1; Code 1933, § 54-301; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 638, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 792, § 1.)   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   Employment or supervision by parents.   - Minor under the age of 12 years may be employed in a business owned and operated by the minor's parent. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-7.   Minor under the age of 12 years could not legally be employed under the parent-employer provision when the parent would be the child's supervisor but would not be his employer. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-7.   Improper issuance of employment certificate to minor.    - Inasmuch as the provisions of Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 4 (see O.C.G.A. § 39-2-6) do not provide an exception to the general provisions of Ga. L. 1971, p. 638, § 1 (see O.C.G.A. § 39-2-9), the restrictions of that section prohibiting employment of children under 14 years of age "in any gainful occupation at any time" would apply to children selling or delivering newspapers; therefore, it would be improper to issue an employment certificate to allow children under 14 years of age to sell or deliver newspapers. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-15.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 43 C.J.S., Infants, § 203 et seq. 67A C.J.S., Parent and Child, § 282.   ALR.    - Right of parent who consents to or acquiesces in employment of child under statutory age to recover for latter's injury or death while in such employment, 40 A.L.R. 1206.
GA Code § 39-2-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-10. Employment of Minors 12 and 13 Years of Age in Wholesale and Retail Stores

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1981, p. 792, § 1, effective April 7, 1981.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 54-303; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 534, § 1.   Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 39/HB 90, effective March 13, 2015, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, reserved the designation of this Code section.
GA Code § 39-2-11.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-11.1. Employment of Minors 14 Years of Age or Older During School Vacation Months for Care of Lawns, Gardens, and Shrubbery

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the Commissioner of Labor adopted pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 39-2-2 to the contrary, a minor 14 years of age or over may be employed during the months of vacation from school in the care and maintenance of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery owned or leased by the employer of such minor, including the operation of equipment in connection therewith, provided that the minor is covered by an accident and sickness insurance plan or a workers' compensation insurance policy or plan provided by the employer; that the minor presents the employer with the employment certificate required by Code Section 39-2-11; and that the minor is permitted by the employer to care for and maintain only those lawns, gardens, and shrubbery owned or leased by the employer. The work authorized by this Code section includes the care and maintenance of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery on the grounds of mills or factories described in Code Section 39-2-1 and on the grounds of any other factory, mill, or business where employment of the minor within the factory, mill, or business might be prohibited by this chapter or by rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Labor.    (Code 1981, §39-2-11.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 583, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1501, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 943, § 2/HB 366.)
GA Code § 39-2-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-12. Employment Certificates - Contents; Availability of Blank Forms; Filing of Duplicate Copies

  Employment certificates shall state the full name, date, and place of birth of the minor; the name and address of the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of such minor; and that the minor has appeared before the issuing officer and presented the evidence of age required by Code Section 39-2-11.   Blank forms of employment certificates shall be made available by the Commissioner of Labor to school superintendents of public schools in the respective cities and counties, to principal administrative officers of private schools, and to persons, parents, or guardians providing home study programs.   A duplicate copy of each employment certificate shall be filed with the Commissioner of Labor within 30 days from its issuance.    (Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 4; Code 1933, § 54-304; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 7; Ga. L. 1981, p. 792, § 3; Ga. L. 2015, p. 943, § 3/HB 366.)
GA Code § 39-2-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-13. Employment Certificates - Disposition of Certificates Upon Termination of Employment or Failure to Appear for Work for 30 Days; Requirements as to Issuance of Subsequent Certificates

  Upon termination of employment of any minor between 12 and 16 years of age, the employer shall return the employment certificate to the issuing officer within five days of the date of the termination of employment.   Where the employment of any minor between 12 and 16 years of age shall not have been terminated, but the minor shall have failed to appear for work for a period of 30 days, the employer shall return the employment certificate to the issuing officer within five days of the date of the expiration of the 30 day period.   Upon return to the issuing officer of an employment certificate as provided for in this Code section, a new employment certificate shall be issued to a minor only upon presentation by the minor of a new statement from the prospective employer as provided for in Code Section 39-2-11.    (Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 4; Code 1933, § 54-304; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 7; Ga. L. 1981, p. 792, § 3.)
GA Code § 39-2-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-14. Employment Certificates - Revocation of Certificates by Commissioner of Labor

 The Commissioner of Labor may at any time revoke any employment certificate if in his or her judgment the employment certificate was improperly issued. The Commissioner shall be authorized to investigate the true age of any minor employed, hear evidence, and require the production of relevant books or documents. If the employment certificate of a minor is revoked, the employer of the minor at the time of the revocation shall be notified and the minor shall not be employed or permitted to work thereafter until a new and valid employment certificate shall have been obtained.   (Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 4; Code 1933, § 54-304; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 7; Ga. L. 1981, p. 792, § 3; Ga. L. 2015, p. 943, § 4/HB 366.)   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).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former Code 1910, § 3149(1) are included in the annotations for this Code section.   Evidence where age at issue.   - In an action for injuries to an employee under the age of 14 years, who alleged employment in violation of statute, when the child's age was an issue under the pleadings, the child's father's testimony as to conversation with defendant's superintendent after the accident, during which the superintendent urged the father to sign a card, was admissible as against the objection that it was irrelevant. International Cotton Mills v. Burnham, 284 F. 351 (5th Cir. 1922) (decided under former Code 1910, § 3149(1)).    Employer may defend oneself by showing that the employer exercised due diligence to find out the minor's age before employing her; and whether such diligence was exercised was a question for the jury. Ransom v. Nunnally Co., 26 Ga. App. 222, 105 S.E. 822 (1921) (decided under former Code 1910, § 3149(1)).
GA Code § 39-2-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-15. Maximum Hours of Employment of Minors; Effect of Contracts Providing Longer Hours

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1629, § 2, effective July 1, 1988.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 37, §§ 1, 2; Code 1863, § 1847; Code 1868, § 1875; Code 1873, § 1885; Code 1882, § 1885; Civil Code 1895, § 2619; Civil Code 1910, § 3141; Code 1933, § 54-205; Ga. L. 1943, p. 315, § 1.
GA Code § 39-2-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-16. Prohibition on Corporal Punishment of Minors; Actions for Damages

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1629, § 3, effective July 1, 1988.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Orig. Code 1863, § 1848; Code 1868, § 1876; Code 1873, § 1886; Code 1882, § 1886; Civil Code 1895, § 2620; Civil Code 1910, § 3142; Code 1933, § 54-206.
GA Code § 39-2-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-17. Improper Dispositions of Minor Under 12; Penalty

  Any person who shall sell, apprentice, give away, let out, or otherwise dispose of any minor under 12 years of age to any person for the vocation, occupation, or service of rope or wire walking, begging, or as a gymnast, contortionist, circus rider, acrobat, or clown, or for any indecent, obscene, or immoral exhibition, practice, or purpose shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Whenever a minor shall be disposed of in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section, the person who receives and uses any minor for any of the purposes condemned in said subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 162, § 1; Code 1882, § 4612f; Penal Code 1895, §§ 706, 707; Penal Code 1910, §§ 756, 757; Code 1933, §§ 54-9903, 54-9904.)   Cross references.   - Penalty for employment, use, and coercion of person under age 14 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for purpose of producing visual or print medium depicting such conduct, § 16-12-100.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Lawn mowing by minors as violation of child labor statutes, 56 A.L.R.3d 1166.   Validity, construction, and application of statutes regulating sexual performance by child, 21 A.L.R.4th 239.   Validity, construction, and application of state statutes or ordinances regulating sexual performance by child, 42 A.L.R.5th 291.
GA Code § 39-2-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-18. Applicability of Provisions of Chapter to Minors Employed as Actors or Performers

  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall apply to any minor employed as an actor or performer in motion pictures or theatrical productions, in radio or television productions, in any other performance, concert, or entertainment, or to any minor employed in the making of phonographic records or as an advertising or photographic model, provided that the written consent of the Commissioner of Labor must be first obtained.   Before the Commissioner of Labor shall give his written consent, as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, he shall investigate and determine:   That the environment in which the work is to be performed is proper for the minor;   That the conditions of employment are not detrimental to the health of the minor;   That the minor's education will not be neglected or hampered by his participation in any of the activities referred to in subsection (a); and   That the minor will not be used for pornographic purposes.      (Ga. L. 1978, p. 2208, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Penalty for employment, use, and coercion of person under age 14 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for purpose of producing visual or print medium depicting such conduct, § 16-12-100.   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).
GA Code § 39-2-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-19. Enforcement of Chapter

 It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor to enforce this chapter and the Commissioner of Labor shall issue rules and regulations pursuant thereto.   (Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 5; Code 1933, § 54-306; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 9; Ga. L. 1981, p. 792, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Constitutionality of child labor laws, 21 A.L.R. 1437.
GA Code § 39-2-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-20. Penalty for Violations of Chapter

 Any person, firm, or corporation or agent thereof violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1925, p. 291, § 6; Code 1933, § 54-9905; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 8.)
GA Code § 39-2-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 2 - Regulation of Employment of Minors|§ 39-2-21. Injunctions

 Any person, firm, or corporation or agent thereof violating any of the provisions of this chapter may be enjoined from employing the minor involved in such violation upon the complaint of the Commissioner of Labor in the superior court of any county in which the employer may be doing business or employing such minor; provided, however, that any court order under this Code section shall be narrowly drawn and narrowly construed so as to provide the minimum possible disruption of the ongoing business affairs of the employer.    (Code 1981, §39-2-21, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1629, § 4.)
GA Code § 39-3-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 3 - Interstate Compact on Juveniles|§ 39-3-1. Through 39-3-7

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2014, p. 763, § 1-1/HB 898, effective July 1, 2014.   Editor's notes.   - This chapter consisted of Code Sections 39-3-1 through 39-3-7, relating to interstate compact on juveniles, and was based on Ga. L. 1972, p. 784, §§ 1-7; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1070, § 1.
GA Code § 39-4-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-1. "Appropriate Public Authority" Defined

 As used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term "appropriate public authorities" means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services. The department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by said Article III.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.)
GA Code § 39-4-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-2. "Appropriate Authority in the Receiving State" Defined

 As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term "appropriate authority in the receiving state" means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.)
GA Code § 39-4-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-3. "Executive Head" Defined

 As used in Article VII of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term "executive head" means the Governor.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 9.)
GA Code § 39-4-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-5. Appointment of Compact Administrator

 The Governor is authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of Article VII of the compact.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 9.)
GA Code § 39-4-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-6. Supplementary Agreements Generally

 The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 71 et seq.
GA Code § 39-4-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-7. Effect of Placement of Child in Another State Upon Jurisdiction of Court Making Placement

 Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 8.)   Cross references.   - Court disposition of delinquent children generally, § 15-11-35.
GA Code § 39-4-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-8. Standards for Determination of Financial Responsibility for Children Placed Pursuant to Compact

 Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 19, relating to enforcement of support obligations and other applicable provisions of law may also be invoked.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 2.)
GA Code § 39-4-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-9. Applicability of Code Section 49-5-15 to Placements Made Pursuant to Compact

 Code Section 49-5-15 shall not apply to placements made pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 7.)
GA Code § 39-4-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 4 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 39-4-10. Satisfaction of Requirements for Visitation, Inspection, or Supervision of Children, Homes, Institutions, or Other Agencies

 Any requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state which may apply under Code Section 49-5-12 shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this state or a subdivision thereof as contemplated by paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 6.)
GA Code § 39-5-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 39 - Minors|Chapter 5 - Online Internet Safety|§ 39-5-1. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Interactive computer service" means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions; provided, however, that such term shall not include an entity that provides access to the Internet using wireless service.   "Internet access provider" means an entity that provides consumers with access to the Internet; provided, however, that such term shall not include an entity that provides access to the Internet using wireless service.   "Internet or any other computer network" means the computer network commonly known as the Internet and any other local, regional, or global computer network that is similar to or is a predecessor or successor of the Internet.   "Minor" means a person who is less than 18 years of age.   "Wireless service" shall have the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (3) of Code Section 46-5-221.     (Code 1981, §39-5-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 810, § 2/SB 474; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 39/SB 46.)