§ 40.1-100.1 Employment where hazard capable of causing serious physical harm or death
No person shall employ, suffer, or permit a child to work in any gainful occupation that exposes such child to a recognized hazard capable of causing serious physical harm or death to such child. Any person violating this section shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty in accordance with § 40.1-113 of this chapter.
History
This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 511 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 “Acts” aren’t available online.
1991, c. 511.