North Carolina § 14-321 Failing to pay minors for doing certain work

North Carolina Statutes

§ 14-321 — Failing to pay minors for doing certain work

North Carolina § 14-321

Ch. 14Criminal Law

Art. 39Protection of Minors

Subch. XIGENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-321 (2026).

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Whenever any person, having a contract with any corporation, company or person for the manufacture or change of any raw material by the piece or pound, shall employ any minor to assist in the work upon the faith of and by color of such contract, with intent to cheat and defraud such minor, and, having secured the contract price, shall willfully fail to pay the minor when he shall have performed his part of the contract work, whether done by the day or by the job, the person so offending shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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Whenever any person, having a contract with any corporation, company or person for the manufacture or change of any raw material by the piece or pound, shall employ any minor to assist in the work upon the faith of and by color of such contract, with intent to cheat and defraud such minor, and, having secured the contract price, shall willfully fail to pay the minor when he shall have performed his part of the contract work, whether done by the day or by the job, the person so offending shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.