Section 32-213 - Penalties

Penalties

(a) A person commits an offense under this subchapter if that person:

(1) Employs a minor or permits a minor to work in violation of this subchapter, of any regulation promulgated by the Board of Education pursuant to § 32-224, or of any order issued under the provisions of § 32-203; or

(2) Interferes with the Board of Education, its officers or agents, or any other person authorized by the District to inspect places of employment of minors.

(b) A person convicted of a 1st offense under this section shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000, or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both. A person convicted of a 2nd or subsequent offense under this section shall be fined not less than $3,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both. Each day during which a violation of this subchapter occurs shall constitute a separate offense.

CREDIT(S)

(May 29, 1928, 45 Stat. 1003, ch. 908, § 15; renumbered as § 13 and amended June 15, 1976, D.C. Law 1-68, § 2(16), 23 DCR 521; July 12, 1988, D.C. Law 7-135, § 2(b), 35 DCR 4114.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 36-513.
1973 Ed., § 36-215.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-68, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 32-201.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-135, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 32-206.

Current through September 13, 2012