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The employment certificate shall not be valid unless permission is granted by a parent, guardian, or custodian through means specified by the Commissioner. The Department shall have authority to make any investigation or examination necessary for the issuance thereof. No fee shall be charged for issuing any such certificate nor for rendering any services in respect thereto. The Commissioner shall file and preserve such certificates and related documents.B\n\nNo person shall, with the intent to assist a minor to procure employment, make a false statement by any means, including by submitting falsified forms electronically, to any employer or to any representative of the Commissioner in order to obtain the issuance of an employment certificate.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280041,"text":"The Commissioner shall prescribe the procedures for minors and employers concerning issuance and maintenance of employment certificates. The Commissioner may issue certificates both directly and electronically. Employment certificates shall be issued by the Department only upon application of the child desiring employment. The employment certificate shall not be valid unless permission is granted by a parent, guardian, or custodian through means specified by the Commissioner. The Department shall have authority to make any investigation or examination necessary for the issuance thereof. No fee shall be charged for issuing any such certificate nor for rendering any services in respect thereto. 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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 434; in 1970, chapter 321; in 1979, chapter 219; in 1991, chapter 511; in 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0015\">15<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78116,"identifier":"40.1-92","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-92","url":"\/40.1-92\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-92\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-92","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of certificates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-92","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall prescribe the procedures for <span class=\"dictionary\">minors<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">employers<\/span> concerning issuance and maintenance of employment certificates. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> certificates both directly and electronically. Employment certificates shall be issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> only upon application of the child desiring employment. The employment certificate shall not be valid unless permission is granted by a parent, guardian, or custodian through means specified by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall have authority to make any investigation or examination necessary for the issuance thereof. No fee shall be charged for issuing any such certificate nor for rendering any services in respect thereto. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall file and preserve such certificates and related documents. <a id=\"paragraph-280041\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-92\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> No person shall, with the <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to assist a <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> to procure employment, make a false statement by any means, including by submitting falsified forms electronically, to any <span class=\"dictionary\">employer<\/span> or to any representative of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to obtain the issuance of an employment certificate. <a id=\"paragraph-280042\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-92\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES (\u00a7 40.1-92)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall prescribe the procedures for minors and employers\nconcerning issuance and maintenance of employment certificates. The Commissioner\nmay issue certificates both directly and electronically. Employment certificates\nshall be issued by the Department only upon application of the child desiring\nemployment. The employment certificate shall not be valid unless permission is\ngranted by a parent, guardian, or custodian through means specified by the\nCommissioner. The Department shall have authority to make any investigation or\nexamination necessary for the issuance thereof. No fee shall be charged for\nissuing any such certificate nor for rendering any services in respect thereto.\nThe Commissioner shall file and preserve such certificates and related\ndocuments.\n\nB. No person shall, with the intent to assist a minor to procure employment,\nmake a false statement by any means, including by submitting falsified forms\nelectronically, to any employer or to any representative of the Commissioner in\norder to obtain the issuance of an employment certificate.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 40-101; 1960, c. 434; 1970, c. 321; 1979, c. 219; 1991,\nc. 511; 2013, c. 15.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}