{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-26-204","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-26-204","heading":"Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights","body":"(a) (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's or another person's placing a baby who is not yet born for adoption the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the: (A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; (B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born; (C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born. (2) Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree is a: (A) Class A felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to allow the person or another person to place the baby who is not yet born for adoption; or (B) Class C felony if otherwise committed. (b) (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the second degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's adopting a baby who is not yet born the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the: (A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; (B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born; (C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born. (2) Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the second degree is a: (A) Class D felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to consent to the person's or another person's adopting the baby who is not yet born; or (B) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed. Amended by Act 2019, No. 1022,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(a) (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's or another person's placing a baby who is not yet born for adoption the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the: (A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; (B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born; (C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born. (2) Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree is a: (A) Class A felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to allow the person or another person to place the baby who is not yet born for adoption; or (B) Class C felony if otherwise committed.\nhe relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree is a: (A) Class A felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to allow the person or another person to place the baby who is not yet born for adoption; or (B) Class C felony if otherwise committed.\n\n(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's or another person's placing a baby who is not yet born for adoption the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the: (A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; (B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born; (C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born.\n\n(A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born;\n\n(B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born;\n\n(C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or\n\n(D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born.\n\n(2) Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree is a: (A) Class A felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to allow the person or another person to place the baby who is not yet born for adoption; or (B) Class C felony if otherwise committed.\n\n(A) Class A felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to allow the person or another person to place the baby who is not yet born for adoption; or\n\n(B) Class C felony if otherwise committed.\n\n(b) (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the second degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's adopting a baby who is not yet born the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the: (A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; (B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born; (C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born. (2) Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the second degree is a: (A) Class D felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to consent to the person's or another person's adopting the baby who is not yet born; or (B) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.\nrelinquishment of parental rights in the second degree is a: (A) Class D felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to consent to the person's or another person's adopting the baby who is not yet born; or (B) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.\n\n(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the second degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's adopting a baby who is not yet born the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the: (A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; (B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born; (C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born.\n\n(A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born;\n\n(B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born;\n\n(C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or\n\n(D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born.\n\n(2) Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the second degree is a: (A) Class D felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to consent to the person's or another person's adopting the baby who is not yet born; or (B) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.\n\n(A) Class D felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to consent to the person's or another person's adopting the baby who is not yet born; or\n\n(B) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 26","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"f1064ac354f0843c063f6099013acf0b9ce79560ac67f3f404c94d39b3932179","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-26-203","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-26-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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