Louisiana § RS 23:214 - Minors under sixteen; maximum hours when school in session
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 23:214 — Minors under sixteen; maximum hours when school in session, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 23:214. Minors under sixteen; maximum hours when school in session
A. Minors under sixteen years of age shall not be employed, permitted, or suffered to work more than three hours each day on any day when school is in session, nor more than eighteen hours in any week when school is in session.
B. The school calendar of the school in which the minor is enrolled or the public school calendar for the district in which the minor resides shall be used to determine a school day or week.
Amended by Acts 1982, No. 498, §1; Acts 1993, No. 621, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2011, No. 177, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 23:214 ("Minors under sixteen; maximum hours when school in session") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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