52-8-108: Violation a misdemeanor -- penalty.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 52. FAMILY SERVICES
- CHAPTER 8. LICENSING OF CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY
- Part 1. Licensing
(1) Any person who maintains or conducts an agency for procuring the adoption of children or assists in the maintaining or conducting of an agency without first obtaining a child-placing license is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction of a first offense shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 1 year in jail and shall be enjoined from further engaging in agency activities.
(2) Upon the second conviction of a person for violation of 52-8-103, 52-8-104, and 52-8-107, the person is guilty of a felony and may be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years in prison and shall be enjoined from further engaging in agency activities.
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