California § 1308.7 - No minor shall be employed in the entertainment industry more than eight hours in
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§ 1308.7. No minor shall be employed in the entertainment industry more than eight hours in
(a) No minor shall be employed in the entertainment industry more than eight hours in one day of 24 hours, or more than 48 hours in one week, or before 5 a.m., or after 10 p.m. on any day preceding a schoolday. However, a minor may work the hours authorized by this section during any evening preceding a nonschoolday until 12:30 a.m. of the nonschoolday. (b) For purposes of this section, âschooldayâ means any day in which a minor is required to attend school for 240 minutes or more. (c) Any person or the agent or officer thereof, or any parent or guardian, who directly or indirectly violates or causes or suffers the violation of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or both.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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