63.220 - Employment of children; compensation. - Nevada Statutes

63.220  Employment of children; compensation.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the superintendent of a facility may arrange for the employment of children on ranches, farms and in other private occupations during the summer vacation months and for other periods which the superintendent deems proper for the full utilization of the children’s time and productive capacities.

      2.  A child may not be compelled to accept private employment against the child’s desires.

      3.  For the purposes of this section, the superintendent of a facility and the employer must determine the amount of compensation the child must be paid and the working conditions of the child.

      4.  The superintendent of a facility may determine whether the compensation paid to the child may be paid in whole or in part to the child or to the superintendent for safekeeping as provided for in NRS 63.340.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 1098)