CHAPTER 99
An Act to amend and reenact § 40.1-100 of the Code of Virginia, relating to employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeships; children 16 years of age or older.
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Approved April 6, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 40.1-100 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 40.1-100 . Certain employment prohibited or limited.
A. No child under 18 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work:
1. In any mine, quarry, tunnel, underground scaffolding work; in or about any plant or establishment manufacturing or storing explosives or articles containing explosive components; or in any occupation involving exposure to radioactive substances or to ionizing radiations, including X-ray equipment;
2. At operating or assisting to operate any grinding, abrasive, polishing, or buffing machine, any power-driven metal forming, punching, or shearing machine, any power-driven bakery machine, any power-driven paper products machine, any circular saw, band saw, or guillotine shear, or any power-driven woodworking machine;
3. In oiling or assisting in oiling, wiping, and cleaning any such machinery;