CONNECTICUT STATUTES AND CODES
Sec. 10-193. Certificate of age for minors in certain occupations.
Sec. 10-193. Certificate of age for minors in certain occupations. (a) The superintendent of schools of any local or regional board of education or an agent designated
by such superintendent shall, upon application and in accordance with procedures established by the State Board of Education, furnish, to any person desiring to employ a
minor under the age of eighteen years (1) in any manufacturing, mechanical or theatrical
industry, restaurant or public dining room, or in any bowling alley, shoe-shining establishment or barber shop, a certificate showing that such minor is sixteen years of age
or older, (2) in any mercantile establishment, a certificate showing that such minor is
fifteen years of age or older, and (3) at any municipal or private golf course, a certificate
showing that such minor is fourteen years of age or older.
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish procedures governing the issuance
of such certificates.
(1949 Rev., S. 1454; 1957, P.A. 101; P.A. 78-218, S. 122; P.A. 85-308, S. 1, 3; P.A. 88-360, S. 51, 63; P.A. 06-139,
S. 9.)
History: P.A. 78-218 substituted "local" for "town", "board of education" for "school district" and appropriate nouns
for personal pronouns; P.A. 85-308 deleted former Subsec. (b) concerning certificates showing age of persons over age
18 and under age 21 issued to certain prospective employers, relettering former Subsec. (c) accordingly; P.A. 88-360 in
Subsec. (a) added Subdiv. designations, substituted "sixteen years of age or older" for "more than sixteen years of age"
and substituted 15 for 16 years of age or older as the age which the certificate must show for a minor under eighteen who
is to be employed in a mercantile establishment; P.A. 06-139 added Subsec. (a)(3) requiring certificate showing minor is
14 years of age or older be furnished to person desiring to employ minor at municipal or private golf course, effective June
6, 2006.
See Sec. 31-23 re prohibition against employment of minors in certain occupations.
Minor employed in violation of this statute not barred from recovery under workmen's compensation act. 111 C. 229.
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