§48‑10‑102. Unlawful payments related to adoption.
(a) Except as providedin G.S. 48‑10‑103, a person or entity may not pay or give, offer topay or give, or request, receive or accept any money or anything of value,directly or indirectly, for:
(1) The placement of aminor for adoption;
(2) The consent of aparent, a guardian, or an agency to the adoption of a minor;
(3) The relinquishmentof a minor to an agency for purposes of adoption; or
(4) Assisting a parentor guardian in locating or evaluating a potential adoptive parent or intransferring custody of a minor to the adoptive parent.
(b) A person whoviolates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For each subsequentviolation, a person is guilty of a Class H felony which may include a fine ofnot more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(c) The district courtmay enjoin any person or entity from violating this section. (1975,c. 335, s. 1; 1991, c. 335, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, ss. 412, 1264; 1994, Ex. Sess.,c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
§48‑10‑102. Unlawful payments related to adoption.
(a) Except as providedin G.S. 48‑10‑103, a person or entity may not pay or give, offer topay or give, or request, receive or accept any money or anything of value,directly or indirectly, for:
(1) The placement of aminor for adoption;
(2) The consent of aparent, a guardian, or an agency to the adoption of a minor;
(3) The relinquishmentof a minor to an agency for purposes of adoption; or
(4) Assisting a parentor guardian in locating or evaluating a potential adoptive parent or intransferring custody of a minor to the adoptive parent.
(b) A person whoviolates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For each subsequentviolation, a person is guilty of a Class H felony which may include a fine ofnot more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(c) The district courtmay enjoin any person or entity from violating this section. (1975,c. 335, s. 1; 1991, c. 335, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, ss. 412, 1264; 1994, Ex. Sess.,c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
§48‑10‑102. Unlawful payments related to adoption.
(a) Except as providedin G.S. 48‑10‑103, a person or entity may not pay or give, offer topay or give, or request, receive or accept any money or anything of value,directly or indirectly, for:
(1) The placement of aminor for adoption;
(2) The consent of aparent, a guardian, or an agency to the adoption of a minor;
(3) The relinquishmentof a minor to an agency for purposes of adoption; or
(4) Assisting a parentor guardian in locating or evaluating a potential adoptive parent or intransferring custody of a minor to the adoptive parent.
(b) A person whoviolates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For each subsequentviolation, a person is guilty of a Class H felony which may include a fine ofnot more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(c) The district courtmay enjoin any person or entity from violating this section. (1975,c. 335, s. 1; 1991, c. 335, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, ss. 412, 1264; 1994, Ex. Sess.,c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
