Document ID: General_Provisions_Article_10._§_48-10-102._ Unlawful_payments_related_to_adoption.

Section Title: {"article_title": "Article 10.", "section_title": "§ 48-10-102.  Unlawful payments related to adoption.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Content:
§ 48-10-102.  Unlawful payments related to adoption. (a)	Except as provided in G.S. 48-10-103, a person or entity may not pay or give, offer to pay or give, or request, receive or accept any money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, for: (1)	The placement of a minor for adoption; (2)	The consent of a parent, a guardian, or an agency to the adoption of a minor; (3)	The relinquishment of a minor to an agency for purposes of adoption; or (4)	Assisting a parent or guardian in locating or evaluating a potential adoptive parent or in transferring custody of a minor to the adoptive parent. (b)	A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For each subsequent violation, a person is guilty of a Class H felony which may include a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (c)	The district court may 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.)