Utah Child Labor Amendments Take Effect

Implementation Date: May 1, 2024

Effective May 1, 2024, Utah's child labor laws are amended to:

• Modify the hours of work requirements for minors 16 years old and younger;
• Remove public messenger service and the use of power lawn mowers from the list of permitted occupations for 14-year-olds and older;
• Remove the sale and delivery of periodicals and the door-to-door sale and delivery of merchandise from the list of permitted occupations for 12-year-olds and older;
• Remove the delivery of handbills, advertising, and advertising samples from the list of permitted occupations for 10-year-olds and older;
• Add certain types of acting and performing to the list of permitted occupations for all minors.

+Utah Code Ann. § 34-23-202, +Utah Code Ann. § 34-23-204, +Utah Code Ann. § 34-23-205 and +Utah Code Ann. § 34-23-206, as amended by +2024 Bill Text UT S.B. 248.