{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-31-05","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-31-05","heading":"Child procurement - Penalty","body":"Except with respect to fees and charges authorized by law or approved by a court in a proceeding related to the placement of a minor child for adoption or related to the adoption of a minor child, a person is guilty of child procurement, a class C felony, if the person knowingly offers, gives, or agrees to give to another or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another, a thing of value as consideration for the recipient's furnishing or aiding another to furnish a minor child for the purposes of adoption. This section does not apply to parties to any agreement in which a woman agrees to become a surrogate, as defined in section 14-18-01, or to relinquish her rights and duties as parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction, as defined in section 14-20-02.","path":["Title 12.1 Criminal Code","Chapter 12.1-31 Miscellaneous Offenses"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c31.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"2163d49d6e2041f86c8ef3d09077e6f42e511e35a1cce866378a7747d8a4ee39","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-31-04","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-31-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}