Labor Code section 1392

Every person who has a minor under his or her control, as a ward or an apprentice, and who, except in household occupations, requires the minor to work more than eight hours in any one day, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 1392, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1392. (updated Jan. 1, 1995; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_1392

Original Source: Section 1392, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1392. (last accessed May 12, 2025).