As of October 1, 1998, the following changes affect teen "on the job" driving:

• No minor under the age of 17 may drive on public roadways as part of his or her job if that employment is subject to the federal child labor laws (as found in the Fair Labor Standards Act).
  
• Seventeen year olds may drive on public roadways as part of their employment, but ONLY if all of the following requirements are met:
  
  • The driving is limited to daylight hours
  • The 17-year-old holds a state license valid for the type of driving involved in the job performed.
  • The 17-year-old has successfully completed a state approved driver education course and has no record of any moving violation at the time of hire.
  • The automobile or truck is equipped with a seat belt for the driver and any passengers and the employer has instructed the youth that the seat belts must be used when driving the vehicle.
  • The automobile or truck does not exceed 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
  • Such driving is only occasional and incidental to the 17-year-old's employment. This means that the youth may spend no more than one-third of the worktime in any workday and no more than 20 percent of the worktime in any workweek driving.
    
• The driving may not involve:
  • Towing vehicles
  • Route deliveries or route sales
  • Transportation for hire of property, goods, or passengers
  • Urgent, time-sensitive deliveries
  • Transporting more than three passengers, including employees of the employer
  • Driving beyond a 30 mile radius from the youth's place of employment
  • More than two trips away from the primary place of employment in any single day to deliver the employer's goods to a customer (other than urgent, time-sensitive deliveries which are prohibited)
  • More than two trips away from the primary place of employment in any single day to transport passengers, other than employees of the employer

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