{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-10-102","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-10-102","heading":"Unlawful payments related to adoption.","body":"(a)\tExcept as provided in G.S. 48-10-103, a person or entity may not pay or give, offer to pay or give, or request, receive or accept any money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, for:\n(1)\tThe placement of a minor for adoption;\n(2)\tThe consent of a parent, a guardian, or an agency to the adoption of a minor;\n(3)\tThe relinquishment of a minor to an agency for purposes of adoption; or\n(4)\tAssisting a parent or guardian in locating or evaluating a potential adoptive parent or in transferring custody of a minor to the adoptive parent.\n(b)\tA person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For each subsequent violation, a person is guilty of a Class H felony which may include a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).\n(c)\tThe district court may enjoin any person or entity from violating this section. (1975, c. 335, s. 1; 1991, c. 335, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, ss. 412, 1264; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 457, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 48. Adoptions.","Article 10. Prohibited Practices in Connection with Adoption."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_48/GS_48-10-102.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:02Z","sha256":"d258818f966b5106ff936265f204f0ad1ce5cbdcec964ccdf86b9abf4aef8449","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-10-101","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-48-10-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}