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    Question:

    In the state of Arizona, do you have to be sixteen to get a job?I heard on this site that if your fourteen, you could work 18 hours a week.Is this true?



    Answer:

    A.R.S. § 23-231 lists the jobs that people under 18 cannot have. A.R.S. § 23-232 lists the jobs that people under 16 cannot have. A.R.S. § 23-232 lists the rules about work for  teens under 16. that statute says that if a teen is under 16 they cannot

    • work more than 40 hours in one week when school is not in session or the teen isn't enrolled in school.
    • work more than 8 hours in one day when school is not in session or the teen isn't enrolled in school.
    • work more than 18 hours in one week when school is in session or the teen is enrolled in school.
    • work more than 3 hours in one day when school is in session or the teen is enrolled in school.
    • work at night or sales or deliveries door to door between 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm if there is school the next day and between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm if there is not school the next day. (this rule doesn't apply for the delivery of newspapers)

     A.R.S. § 23-234 says that no child under 10 can sell newspapers or magazines in a street or public place.


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