A. A person who employs a child, or who is the parent, guardian or custodian of a child, and who permits that child to be employed in violation of any of the provisions of the Child Labor Act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Each violation of the Child Labor Act constitutes a separate offense. A second or subsequent conviction of an employer, parent, guardian or custodian for violation of the Child Labor Act is a misdemeanor. B. The director of the labor and industrial division of the labor department may report a violation of the Child Labor Act to the local district attorney, who may prosecute the alleged violator. History: Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 13; C.S. 1929, § 80-118; 1941 Comp., § 57-513; 1953 Comp., § 59-6-13; Laws 1973, ch. 115, § 11; 2007, ch. 257, § 12. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, provided that a person who employs a child or a parent, guardian or custodian who permits a child to be employed in violation of the Child Labor Act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor; that each violation is a separate offense; and that a second or subsequent conviction is a misdemeanor; and added Subparagraph B. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 43 C.J.S. y misdemeanor; that each violation is a separate offense; and that a second or subsequent conviction is a misdemeanor; and added Subparagraph B. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 43 C.J.S. Infants § 100.
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