Section 1308.2 Of Chapter 2. Occupational Privileges And Restrictions From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), any person 18
years of age or older who transports, or provides direction or
supervision during transportation of, a minor under 16 years of age
to any location more than 10 miles from the minor's residence, or
directs or supervises a minor, for the purpose of facilitating the
minor's participation in door-to-door sales of any merchandise or
commodity, shall register with the Labor Commissioner pursuant to
this section. Registration may be renewed on an annual basis.
(b) The Labor Commissioner shall not register or renew
registration of any person pursuant to this section unless all of the
following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The person has executed a written application on a form
prescribed by the Labor Commissioner, including all of the following:
(A) The name, address, social security number, and California
driver's license number of the applicant and the name, address, and
employer identification number of the organization from which the
merchandise to be sold is purchased. The information provided
pursuant to this subparagraph shall be set forth in a declaration of
the individual applicant under penalty of perjury.
(B) A statement by the applicant containing all facts required by
the Labor Commissioner concerning the applicant's character,
competency, responsibility, and the manner and method by which the
applicant proposes to transport the minor or minors, the number of
minors to be transported, methods and levels of adult supervision to
be provided, the nature of the merchandise to be sold, the content of
any promotional statement to be delivered by any minor, and a
description of how the merchandise or commodity to be sold would be
represented to the public.
(2) The Labor Commissioner, following an investigation thereof, is
satisfied as to the character, competency, and responsibility of the
applicant.
(3) Each application for initial registration shall be accompanied
by a fee determined by the Labor Commissioner in an amount
sufficient in the aggregate to defray the division's costs of
administering the registration program, but which shall not exceed
one hundred dollars ($100) for initial registration or fifty dollars
($50) for registration renewal.
(c) Any registrant under this section shall have proof of
registration with the Labor Commissioner in his or her immediate
possession at all times when engaged in any activity described in
subdivision (a).
(d) Whenever an application for a registration or renewal is made,
and application processing pursuant to this section has not been
completed, the Labor Commissioner may, at his or her discretion,
issue a temporary or provisional registration valid for a period not
exceeding 90 days, and subject, where appropriate, to summary
revocation by the Labor Commissioner. Otherwise, the conditions for
issuance or renewal of registration shall meet the requirements of
subdivision (b).
(e) Any person who violates subdivision (a) or (c) is guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000)
per affected minor upon the first conviction for a violation, two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per affected minor for the
second conviction for a violation, and ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
per affected minor for a third or subsequent conviction for a
violation.
(f) The following persons are not required to register under this
section:
(1) A parent or the guardian of the minor.
(2) A person solely providing transportation for hire, who is not
otherwise subject to the registration requirements of subdivision
(a).
(3) A person acting on behalf of a trustee or charitable
corporation, as defined in Sections 12582 and 12582.1, respectively,
of the Government Code, or of any entity described in Section 12583
of the Government Code.