1. (a) 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. (1) placement of an individual to live with a preadoptive family; or
   2. (2) an agreement for custody in contemplation of adoption.

2. (b) This section does not prohibit payment, by an interested person, of:

   1. (1) a reasonable and customary charge or fee for adoption counseling, hospital, legal, or medical services;
   2. (2) reasonable expenses for transportation for medical care associated with the pregnancy or birth of the child;
   3. (3) reasonable expenses for food, clothing, and shelter for a birth mother if, on written advice of a physician, the birth mother is unable to work or otherwise support herself because of medical reasons associated with the pregnancy or birth of the child; or
   4. (4) reasonable expenses associated with any required court appearance relating to the adoption, including transportation, food, and lodging expenses.
3. (c) Each State's Attorney shall enforce this section.
4. (d) 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.

Added by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 43, § 1, eff. April 9, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 619, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.