State Regulations: Delaware
Date Revised: 10/21/2012
| Governing Body: | Delaware Dept. of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Recreational Camp Program | |
| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Application for/Renewal of a Permit to Operate a Recreational Camp |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Delaware State Police - State Bureau of Identification Del. Code tit. 11, §§ 8501-8527 Effective, Monday, April 2, 2012, the fee for a State background check will be increased to $52.50. |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | An individual must complete a Personal Information Form from the DMV website and either notarize it and mail to the DMV, or appear in person at any DMV office.
$15 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Delaware Sex Offender Central Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: persons under age 18 employed by a nonprofit organization as a junior counselor-in-training in a summer camp program; executive, administrative or professional employees; volunteers for educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Labor department can permit subminimum wage for learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers under special licenses. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | U.S. Dept. of Labor - Delaware | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Minors: 30 minute rest period for employees under age 18 working shift of more than 5 continuous hours. Meal period: 30 minutes if employee works 7½ hours or more (must be taken after first 2 hours and before last 2 hours). Exemptions: professional employees certified by the state board of education and employed by a local school board to work directly with children. Secretary of Labor may grant exemptions if: compliance would adversely affect public safety, the duties of a position may be performed by only one employee, the employer has less than 5 employees on a shift at a single place of business, or the continuous nature of the employer’s operations requires employees to be available to respond to urgent or unusual conditions at all times and they are compensated for break and meal periods. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Del. Code tit. 19, § 507(e) (Minors under 18 years of age), § 707 (Meal breaks) | |
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| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
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