Montana Code 41-2-118. Penalties
41-2-118. Penalties. An employer who violates any of the provisions of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in 46-18-212. Each day during which a violation of this part continues constitutes a separate offense, and the employment of a minor in violation of this part constitutes, with respect to each minor employed, a separate offense.
Terms Used In Montana Code 41-2-118
- Employer: includes an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, person, or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. See Montana Code 41-2-103
- employment: means an occupation engaged in, permitted, or suffered, with or without compensation in money or other valuable consideration, whether paid to the minor or to some other person, including but not limited to occupations as servant, agent, subagent, or independent contractor. See Montana Code 41-2-103
- Minor: means an individual under 18 years of age, except for an individual who:
(a)has received a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma;
(b)is 16 years of age or older and is enrolled in a registered state or federal apprenticeship program; or
(c)is 16 years of age or older and is a student-employee under the direct and close supervision of a qualified and experienced person with experience in the occupation in which the minor is employed as provided in 41-2-110. See Montana Code 41-2-103