It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale on the open market of this State goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured or produced wholly or in part by juvenile offenders in this or another state. However, this subsection does not apply to:
(1) articles produced by juveniles on parole or probation or in community supervision;
(2) products sold by the Department of Juvenile Justice made by juveniles in its arts and crafts programs;
(3) articles or products sold to nonprofit corporations incorporated under Article 1, Chapter 31, Title 33 or to organizations operating in this State which have been granted an exemption under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(4) articles or products made in the Youth Industries Program pursuant to Section 63-19-450, through contracts with private sector businesses which provide work and vocational training opportunities for juvenile offenders with physical or mental disabilities or who are persons with intellectual disability if the compensation is paid by the private sector business to the juvenile offender on a piece rate basis;
(5) products sold intrastate or interstate produced by juveniles employed in the Youth Industries Program;
(6) services provided by juveniles in the Youth Industries Program including, but not limited to, restoration and reconditioning activities, the packaging and handling of goods, wares, or merchandise, or the dismantling and reassembling of products.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to 2011 Act No. 47, Section 14(B), the Code Commissioner substituted "intellectual disability" for "mentally retarded" and "person with intellectual disability" or "persons with intellectual disability" for "mentally retarded".