IOWA STATUTES AND CODES
92.17 - EXCEPTIONS.
92.17 EXCEPTIONS.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit:
1. Any part-time, occasional, or volunteer work for nonprofit
organizations generally recognized as educational, charitable,
religious, or community service in nature.
2. A child from working in or around any home before or after
school hours or during vacation periods, provided such work is not
related to or part of the business, trade, or profession of the
employer.
3. Work in the production of seed, limited to removal of off-type
plants, corn tassels and hand-pollinating during the months of June,
July and August by persons fourteen years of age or over, and
part-time work in agriculture, not including migratory labor.
4. A child from working in any occupation or business operated by
the child's parents. For the purposes of this subsection, "child"
and "parents" include a foster child and the child's foster
parents who are licensed by the department of human services.
5. A child under sixteen years of age from being employed or
permitted to work, with or without compensation, as a model, for a
period of up to three hours in any day between the hours of 7 a.m.
and 10 p.m., not exceeding twelve hours in any month, if the written
permission of the parent, guardian or custodian of the child is
obtained prior to the commencement of the modeling. However, if the
child is of school age this exception allows modeling work only
outside of school hours during the regular school year and does not
allow modeling work during the summer term if the child is enrolled
in summer school. This subsection does not allow modeling for an
unlawful purpose or modeling that would violate any other law.
6. A juvenile court from ordering a child at least twelve years
old to complete a work assignment of value to the state or to the
public or to the victim of a crime committed by the child, in
accordance with section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph "a". sp;Section History: Early Form
[SS15, § 2477-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1526; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, § 92.1; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 92.17] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1111, § 1; 85 Acts, ch 59,
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