Iowa Code 92.11 – Issuance of work permits
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A work permit, except for migrant laborers, shall be issued only by the labor commissioner upon the application of the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child desiring such permit. The application shall include the following:
1. A statement from the person, firm, or corporation into whose service the child under sixteen years of age is about to enter, promising to give such child employment and describing the industry in which the work will be performed.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 92.11
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. Evidence of age showing that the child is fourteen years old, or more, which shall consist of one of the following proofs required in the order herein designated:
a. A certified copy of the birth certificate filed according to law with a registrar of vital statistics or other officer charged with the duty of recording births.
b. A passport or a certified copy of a certificate of baptism showing the date and place of birth and the place of baptism of such child.
c. An instruction permit issued under section 321.180B, subsection 1.
d. For cases where the proofs designated in paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c” are not obtainable, documentation issued by the federal government that is deemed by the commissioner to be sufficient evidence of age, or an affidavit signed by a licensed physician certifying that in the physician’s opinion the applicant for the work permit is fourteen years of age or more.