Entertainment work permits
Minors aged 15 days to 18 years employed in the entertainment
industry must have a permit to work, and employers must have a
permit to employ, both permits being issued by the
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. These permits are also
required for minors making phonographic recordings or who are
employed as advertising or photographic models. Permits are
required even when the entertainment is noncommercial in nature.
There is no fee to obtain an entertainment work permit. The
application for permission to work in the entertainment
industry must be filled out completely and mailed, along with
any required documents and a pre-addressed, stamped envelope, to
any office of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. To find
the nearest DLSE office, use the division's
office locator. Please note that the Van Nuys Office, located
at 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 100, (818-901-5484) is available for
walk-in service from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For more information about work permits, click here.
For work permits outside of the State of CA, click here.