West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Employment of Minors (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-203
§ 3-203. Scope of subtitle
This subtitle does not apply to an activity that a minor performs if the activity:
(1) is performed outside the school hours set for that minor;
(2) does not involve manufacturing or mining;
(3) is not a hazardous occupation restricted under § 3-213(c)(1) or (2) of this subtitle for that minor; and
(i) farm work that is performed on a farm;
(ii) domestic work that is performed in or about a home;
(iii) work that is performed in a business that a parent of the minor or a person standing in place of the parent owns or operates;
(iv) caddying on a golf course;
(v) instructing on an instructional sailboat;
(vi) delivery of newspapers to consumers;
(vii) making an evergreen wreath in or about a home;
(viii) work performed as a counselor, assistant counselor, or instructor in a youth camp certified under the Maryland Youth Camp Act;
or
(ix) work that is performed as an unpaid volunteer in a charitable or nonprofit organization, if:
1. a parent of the minor or a person standing in the place of the parent consents in writing; and
2. for hazardous work in a volunteer fire department or company or volunteer rescue squad, the minor:
A. is at least 16 years old; and
B. has completed or is taking a course of study about fire fighting or rescue.
Credits Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 109; Acts 2017, c. 631, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
