Article 7. Violations of California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 7.

If upon inspection or investigation a supervisor of attendance, probation officer, or officer of the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that a person is in violation of any statutory provision or rule or regulation relating to the employment of minors, he shall report the violation to the Labor Commissioner. Such report shall be made within 48 hours, and shall be in writing, setting forth the fact that he has good cause to believe that such statutory provision or rule or regulation is being violated by the person. Upon receipt of the report of violation, the Labor Commissioner shall make an inspection or investigation of the violation and shall take such action as is provided in Section 1287 of the Labor Code.

Failure to produce a permit to work is prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of any minor whose permit to work is not produced.

Any person, firm, corporation, or agent or officer of a firm or corporation, that violates or omits to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or that employs or suffers any minor under 18 years of age who is too old to be subject to compulsory full-time school attendance to be employed in violation thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than four hundred dollars ($400), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each and every offense.

Every person authorized to sign any certificate of age or any permit to work or to employ which allows employment of any minor during or outside school hours, during a vacation of the public schools, or upon the regular school holiday who knowingly certifies to any false statement therein, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10) or more than one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.