{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.0145","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 51.0145","heading":"USE OF CHILD FOR SALES AND SOLICITATION.","body":"(a) For purposes of this section:\n(1) \"Exempt organization\" means:\n(A) a charitable organization, as defined by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;\n(B) an organization regulated under Title 15, Election Code; or\n(C) a club, organization, or other group engaged in a fund-raising activity for the club, organization, or group if the activity is sponsored by a public or private primary or secondary school.\n(2) \"Solicit\" means an action of a person to:\n(A) sell goods or services in a setting other than a retail establishment;\n(B) request donations; or\n(C) distribute items, information, or advertising.\n(b) The employment of a child to solicit is a hazardous occupation for purposes of this chapter.\n(c) A person may not employ a child to solicit unless the person:\n(1) at least seven days before the date the child begins employment, obtains on a form approved by the commission the signed consent of a parent of the child or of a conservator, guardian, or other person who has possession of the child under a court order;\n(2) provides to the individual who gives consent:\n(A) a map of the route the child will follow during each solicitation trip; and\n(B) the name of each individual who will be supervising each solicitation trip;\n(3) provides at each location where children will be engaged to solicit at least one adult supervisor for every three children engaged in that solicitation trip; and\n(4) limits each solicitation trip to:\n(A) no later than 7 p.m. on a day when the child is legally required to attend school; and\n(B) the hours between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on all other days.\n(d) The commission may make additional requirements by rule for a person employing a child under this section to protect the safety, health, or well-being of the child.\n(e) This section does not apply to an exempt organization or a business owned or operated by a parent, conservator, guardian, or other person who has possession of the child under a court order.\n(f) A person commits an offense if the person employs a child in violation of this section or a rule adopted under this section.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR","CHAPTER 51. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN","SUBCHAPTER B. RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.51.htm#51.0145","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"d04e76fa6d197b96057afc8c3d1aff2a67958513c86fb105ca4f431a1030286f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}