Maine § 26 §775 Work permits

Maine Statutes

§ 26 §775 — Work permits

Maine § 26 §775

Title 26LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Ch. 7EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 26 §775 (2026).

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1.Work permit authority. A minor under 16 years of age may not be employed without a work permit signed by the superintendent of schools of the school administrative unit in which the minor resides and issued to the minor by the bureau. The superintendent may designate a school official to sign a work permit and that official is directly responsible to the superintendent for this activity.

2.Conditions for signature. The superintendent shall sign a permit in the following circumstances:

3.Proof of age. The superintendent may issue a permit only upon receiving and examining satisfactory evidence of the minor's age. Satisfactory evidence consists of a certified copy of the minor's birth certificate or baptismal record, a passport showing the date of birth or other documentary evidence of

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1.
Work permit authority.
A minor under 16 years of age may not be employed without a work permit signed by the superintendent of schools of the school administrative unit in which the minor resides and issued to the minor by the bureau. The superintendent may designate a school official to sign a work permit and that official is directly responsible to the superintendent for this activity.
2.
Conditions for signature.
The superintendent shall sign a permit in the following circumstances:
3.
Proof of age.
The superintendent may issue a permit only upon receiving and examining satisfactory evidence of the minor's age. Satisfactory evidence consists of a certified copy of the minor's birth certificate or baptismal record, a passport showing the date of birth or other documentary evidence of age satisfactory to the superintendent and approved by the director. The superintendent may require, in doubtful cases, a certificate signed by a physician appointed by the school board, stating that the minor has been examined and, in that physician's opinion, has reached the normal development of a minor of the same age and is in sufficiently sound health and physically able to perform the work the minor intends to do.
3-A.
Issuance of work permit.
The director or the director's agent shall issue the work permit to the minor upon verification:
4.
Conditions for revocation.
The superintendent may revoke the work permit issued to a minor by the bureau if the superintendent determines that the minor has not maintained the conditions for issuance of the work permit under subsection 2, paragraph A. The superintendent shall revoke 2nd work permits at the end of the summer vacation in accordance with the limits imposed by subsection 2, paragraph D. The superintendent shall notify the director and the minor's employer in writing upon revoking a minor's work permit. The revocation is effective upon receipt by the employer of the superintendent's notice.
5.
Permit on file.
The employer shall keep all work permits issued for the employer's minor employees on file and accessible to any attendance officer or agent of the director charged with the enforcement of this subchapter.
6.
Exception.
This section does not apply to minors engaged in work performed in the planting, cultivating or harvesting of field crops or other agricultural employment not in direct contact with hazardous machinery or hazardous substances or to minors engaged in household work. Minors who are participants in summer youth employment and training programs funded by the Department of Labor are exempt from obtaining individual permits as long as the program employing the minor has submitted a notice to the director.

Legislative History

PL 1965, c. 272, §3 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 571, §60 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 59, §3 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 468, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 700, §A103 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 544, §5 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 713, §§5-7 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 713, §9 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 527, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 398, §A1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 614, §21 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 286, §§6-8 (AMD).