Minors under 16 years of age may be employed to sell or deliver newspapers in residential areas between the hours of 5:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. but shall not be employed to sell or deliver newspapers between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M., provided that such employment shall not be for a longer time than is provided in Code Section 39-2-7 and shall not be performed during school hours.
(Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 39.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Improper issuance of employment certificate to minors.
- Inasmuch as the provisions of Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 4 (see O.C.G.A. § 39-2-6) do not provide an exception to the general provisions of Ga. L. 1971, p. 638, § 1 (see O.C.G.A. § 39-2-9), the restrictions of that statute prohibiting employment of children under 14 years of age "in any gainful occupation at any time" would apply to children selling or delivering newspapers; therefore, it would be improper to issue an employment certificate to allow children under 14 years of age to sell or deliver newspapers. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-15.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Constitutionality, validity, construction, and application of statutes or ordinances relating to sale of newspapers on the street, 107 A.L.R. 1275.