Working Under Eighteen
NRS 609.240 — under 16, no more than 8 hours a day or 40 a week, and high schoolers off between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. before a school day
Under 16: 8 hours a day, 40 a week. No child under 16 in Nevada may be employed more than 40 hours in any 1 week or more than 8 hours in any 1 day, except as a motion picture performer or in farm work.
A high school student aged 16 or older and under 19, who is not emancipated, may not be employed between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on a night before a school day, except as a lifeguard, an arcade employee, a stage, theatrical or motion picture performer, or in farm work. The school district, the school's governing body or the juvenile court may grant an exemption in the child's best interest.
| A child under 14 | The rule |
|---|---|
| A child under 14Work in a store, shop, factory, mine or other inside employment, other than farmwork, housework or film | The ruleOnly with written permission signed by a district judge, or a juvenile officer the judge authorizes, in the child's county; otherwise a misdemeanor |
| A child under 14Any business while the public schools are in session | The ruleUnlawful unless the school district or the juvenile court excused the child for the purpose, film excepted |
A child's presence in an establishment during working hours is prima facie evidence that the child is employed there.
The occupations closed to children under 16, the Labor Commissioner's powers and the penalties are in other sections of the chapter, and federal law applies alongside them; none of that is reproduced here. Applying them to a particular job is for the Labor Commissioner, a court and a licensed Nevada attorney.
Sources for this section (3)
- NRS 609.240 — Maximum hours of employment of child under 16 years of age
- NRS 609.245 — Employment of child under 14 years of age unlawful without written permission of district judge or designee
- NRS 609.250 — Employment of child under 14 years of age unlawful when school in session; exceptions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nevada attorney.