2013 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
§ 5-3B-32 - Prohibited payments
(a) Prohibited act. -- Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not charge or receive, from or for a parent or prospective adoptive parent, any compensation for a service in connection with:
(1) placement of an individual to live with a preadoptive family; or
(2) an agreement for custody in contemplation of adoption.
(b) Construction of section. -- This section does not prohibit payment, by an interested person, of a reasonable and customary charge or fee for adoption counseling, hospital, legal, or medical services.
(c) Duty of State's Attorney. -- Each State's Attorney shall enforce this section.
(d) Penalties. -- A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or both, for each offense.
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