District of Columbia § 32-213 Penalties.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 32-213 — Penalties.

District of Columbia § 32-213

Title 32Labor.

Ch. 2Employment of Minors.

Subch. IGeneral.

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D.C. Code § 32-213 (2026).

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(a)A person commits an offense under this subchapter if that person:

(1)Employs a minor or permits a minor to work in violation of this subchapter, of any regulation promulgated by the Board of Education pursuant to § 32-224 , or of any order issued under the provisions of § 32-203 ; or

(2)Interferes with the Board of Education, its officers or agents, or any other person authorized by the District to inspect places of employment of minors.

(b)A person convicted of a 1st offense under this section shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000, or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both. A person convicted of a 2nd or subsequent offense under this section shall be fined not less than $3,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not less than 30 da

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(a) A person commits an offense under this subchapter if that person:

(1) Employs a minor or permits a minor to work in violation of this subchapter, of any regulation promulgated by the Board of Education pursuant to § 32-224 , or of any order issued under the provisions of § 32-203 ; or

(2) Interferes with the Board of Education, its officers or agents, or any other person authorized by the District to inspect places of employment of minors.

(b) A person convicted of a 1st offense under this section shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000, or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both. A person convicted of a 2nd or subsequent offense under this section shall be fined not less than $3,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both. Each day during which a violation of this subchapter occurs shall constitute a separate offense.

(c) The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .

Legislative History

May 29, 1928, 45 Stat. 1003, ch. 908, § 15; renumbered as § 13 and amended June 15, 1976, D.C. Law 1-68, § 2(16), 23 DCR 521; July 12, 1988, D.C. Law 7-135, § 2(b), 35 DCR 4114; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 112(c), 60 DCR 2064