Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 508 – Special permit for model, performer or entertainer
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no child under 16 years of age shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work for compensation of any kind as a model, performer or entertainer upon the stage of any theater or concert hall or in connection with any theatrical performance or other exhibition or show.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 508
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Department of Labor: means the Department of Labor of the State. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 502
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(b) The Department of Labor may issue a permit allowing a child under the age of 16 years to be employed as a model, performer or entertainer for a limited period, when, in its opinion, such permit is justified by the evidence presented to it.
27 Del. Laws, c. 176, § ?5; Code 1915, § ?3147; 29 Del. Laws, c. 232; Code 1935, § ?3604; 19 Del. C. 1953, § ?514; 57 Del. Laws, c. 669, § ?6B; 68 Del. Laws, c. 173, § ?1;