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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Colleen M. Garry

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to child labor law.

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PETITION OF:

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1806 OF 2009-2010.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to child labor law.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in section 78A, by striking out the second and third sentences and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

“The citation may require a person: (1) to comply immediately with sections 56 to 104, inclusive: (2) for each willful violation of any of those sections, to pay a civil penalty of not more than $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense, and $2,500 for the third and each subsequent offense; and (3) for each violation that is not willful of any of those sections, to pay a civil penalty of not more than $100 for the first offense, $200 for the second offense, and $500 for the third and each subsequent offense.”