District of Columbia § 32-201 Employment of minors under 14 years of age; distribution of newspapers permitted.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 32-201 — Employment of minors under 14 years of age; distribution of newspapers permitted.

District of Columbia § 32-201

Title 32Labor.

Ch. 2Employment of Minors.

Subch. IGeneral.

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D.C. Code § 32-201 (2026).

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Except as provided in §§ 32-206 and 32-207 , no minor under 14 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in the District of Columbia, in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation, with the exemption of housework performed outside of school hours in the home of the minor’s parent or legal guardian or agricultural work performed outside of school hours in connection with the minor’s own home and directly for the minor’s parent or legal guardian; provided, that minors 10 years of age and over may be employed outside of school hours in the distribution or sale of newspapers, subject to the provisions of §§ 32-215 to 32-221 .

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Except as provided in §§ 32-206 and 32-207 , no minor under 14 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in the District of Columbia, in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation, with the exemption of housework performed outside of school hours in the home of the minor’s parent or legal guardian or agricultural work performed outside of school hours in connection with the minor’s own home and directly for the minor’s parent or legal guardian; provided, that minors 10 years of age and over may be employed outside of school hours in the distribution or sale of newspapers, subject to the provisions of §§ 32-215 to 32-221 .