# 19 Del. C. § 507: § Â 507. Minors under 18 years of age

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## Section

- **Citation:** 19 Del. C. § 507
- **Heading:** § Â 507. Minors under 18 years of age
- **Jurisdiction:** Delaware
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Delaware Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Section 507

## Text

(a) A minor under 18 years of age shall not be employed or permitted to work in, about or in connection with:

(1) Any occupation prohibited by the United States Secretary of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act [29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.];

(2) Blast furnaces;

(3) Docks or wharves, other than marinas where pleasure boats are sold or serviced;

(4) Railroads;

(5) The erection or repair of electrical wires;

(6) Distilleries where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, bottled, labelled, wrapped or packaged;

(7) The manufacturing of dangerous or toxic chemicals or compounds;

(8) Any other occupation which the Secretary deems injurious to the health, safety, welfare or morals of the minor;

(9) Any occupation as a pilot, firefighter or engineer on any vessel or boat engaged in commerce; or

(10) Any occupation as a messenger for a telegraph, telephone or messenger company in the distribution, delivery, collection or transmission of goods or messages before 6:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. of any day in any town or city having a population of over 20,000 persons.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a minor under 18 years of age who is enrolled in a work-study, student-learner, apprenticeship or similar program where the employment is an integral part of the course of study, and the employment is procured and supervised by the school system or by a federal or state monitored apprenticeship program.

(c) A minor under 18 years of age shall not spend more than 12 hours in a combination of school hours and work hours per day.

(d) A minor under 18 years of age shall have at least 8 consecutive hours of nonwork, nonschool time each 24-hour day.

(e) A minor under 18 years of age shall not be employed or permitted to work more than 5 hours continuously without a nonworking period of at least one half hour.

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