A child over the age of fourteen years and under the age of sixteen years shall not be employed or permitted to labor at any gainful occupation without procuring and filing a work permit unless otherwise provided for in the Child Labor Act.
§ 50-6-2 NMSA 1978
Work permit for children fourteen to sixteen
Known as the Child Labor Act
The act spans §§ 50-6-1 to 50-6-9 (20 sections).
Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 80-107; 1941 Comp., § 57-502; 1953 Comp., § 59-6-2; Laws 1973, ch. 115, § 2; 2007, ch. 257, § 5.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.