It's the Law

Duration: 18 0:18:00

Genre: Educational

Creator: Barr Films.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Deals with legal rights and responsibilities as shown in the story of a girl who wants to get a job in order to pay for a moped. She gets a work permit and after saving her salary, she is able to purchase the moped. Soon the moped breaks down, and the girl must go to Small Claims Court in order to get the dealer to honor the warranty., Explores the idea that minors are citizens with rights under the law by relating the story of a 15-year-old girl who wants to get a job and earn money to buy a moped. Describes her frustration when she learns that minors must register for work permits and later when she learns that, in her state, moped riders must wear safety helmets. Dramatizes her problems with a salesman who charges for repairs to her moped even though it is still under warranty and shows the process of her case in Small Claims Court.

Complete Record: Deals with legal rights and responsibilities as shown in the story of a girl who wants to get a job in order to pay for a moped. She gets a work permit and after saving her salary, she is able to purchase the moped. Soon the moped breaks down, and the girl must go to Small Claims Court in order to get the dealer to honor the warranty., Explores the idea that minors are citizens with rights under the law by relating the story of a 15-year-old girl who wants to get a job and earn money to buy a moped. Describes her frustration when she learns that minors must register for work permits and later when she learns that, in her state, moped riders must wear safety helmets. Dramatizes her problems with a salesman who charges for repairs to her moped even though it is still under warranty and shows the process of her case in Small Claims Court., . Susie wants to earn money to buy a moped. She finds a job only to discover that she needs a work permit. She is convinced that laws only work against teenagers until she realizes that a work permit might protect her. So she gets the permit and starts a new job. When she has earned enough money she buys the moped, and three days later it breaks down. After it is fixed and the dealer won't honor the warranty, she prepares a case for Small Claims Court. She and her mother present her case and Susie wins!, NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.