# Riding inside passenger compartments of motor vehicles — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Riding inside passenger compartments of motor vehicles, jurisdiction is Federal; rule is Permitted for minors 14 and 15 years of age; cfr section is 570.34; regulatory text is Work in connection with riding inside passenger compartments of motor vehicles except as prohibited by § 570.33(f) or § 570.33(j) , or when a significant reason for the minor being a passenger in the vehicle is for the purpose of performing work in connection with the transporting—or assisting in the transporting of—other persons or property, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **occupation order:** Riding inside passenger compartments of motor vehicles _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **jurisdiction:** Federal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **rule:** Permitted for minors 14 and 15 years of age _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **cfr section:** 570.34
- **regulatory text:** Work in connection with riding inside passenger compartments of motor vehicles except as prohibited by § 570.33(f) or § 570.33(j) , or when a significant reason for the minor being a passenger in the vehicle is for the purpose of performing work in connection with the transporting—or assisting in the transporting of—other persons or property. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (o) Work in connection with riding inside passenger compartments of motor vehicles except as prohibited by § 570.33(f) or § 570.33(j) , or when a significant reason for the minor being a passenger in the vehicle is for the purpose of performing work in connection with the transporting—or assisting in the transporting of—other persons or property. The transportation of the persons or property does not have to be the primary reason for the trip for this exception to apply. Each minor riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle must have his or her own seat in the passenger compartment; each seat must be equipped with a seat belt or similar restraining device; and the employer must instruct the minors that such belts or other devices must be used. In addition, each driver transporting the young workers must hold a State driver's license valid for the type of driving involved and, if the driver is under the age of 18, his or her employment must comply with the provisions of § 570.52 .

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.34

Last verified: 2026-09-15. Review by: 2027-08-28.
Part of [Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)](https://referencesource.org/federal-child-labor-hazardous-occupations/).