                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES (§ 40.1-92)

A. 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.
The Commissioner shall file and preserve such certificates and related
documents.

B. No 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.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 40-101; 1960, c. 434; 1970, c. 321; 1979, c. 219; 1991,
c. 511; 2013, c. 15.