P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 479d
The employment or apprenticeship permit shall be issued by the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources or by any person duly-authorized by him/her, in cases of minors attending school, or that have graduated from a public or vocational school as the case may be, from vocational or occupational training courses related to construction. Said permit shall state the name, sex, date of birth and the residence of the minor, and shall be signed by the person issuing it, and also shall include the nature of the occupation specifically related to the construction field which the minor is taking or has completed as part of his/her vocational training.
In the case of the apprenticeship permits, they shall be issued only after sixty (60) days that the minor has been enrolled and is attending a vocational program. Said apprenticeship permits may also be issued to those regular students (of regular courses) in institutions accredited by the Department of Education, even though they are not vocational schools, or any other program accredited by the Department of Education, provided they do not conflict with the normal class curriculum or equivalent program of studies approved by the Department of Education.
The permits shall only be valid for the occupation or occupations designated therein. It shall also bear the number, the date of issue, and the signature signed of the minor in whose behalf it was issued.
The original of said employment permit shall be handed to the minor to be given to the employer, or shall be remitted to the employer directly. A copy of the original shall be given to the minor. A second copy of the authorization shall be kept in the pertinent office of the Department of Labor and Human Resources, and another copy shall be remitted to the Department of Education. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources or the official authorized by him/her to issue employment permits or apprentice permits, may refuse to issue a certificate or permit to any minor if in his opinion, there is a reason to believe that the best interests of said minor will be better served by refusing the permit. A register shall be kept of the permits approved and of those denied, indicating in the latter the reasons for their denial. A registry shall also, be kept of the construction contractors available to employ minors.
The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, whenever he/she deems it convenient, may revoke any previously granted permit, for which it shall only be necessary to communicate it to the employer and the minor.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 161, § 6, eff. 90 days after Aug. 10, 2002.