(a) A person who is not the natural or adoptive parent of the child, the legal guardian of the child, or a child-placing agency licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, commits an offense if the person:
- (1) serves as an intermediary between a prospective adoptive parent and an expectant parent or parent of a minor child to identify the parties to each other; or
- (2) places a child for adoption.
(b) It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:
- (1) a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or
- (2) a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without the assistance of the professional.
- (c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.