{"data":{"id":"us-nm/32a-5-42","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"32A-5-42","heading":"Penalties.","body":"A. Any person other than an agency who, in the regular course of business, selects an adoptive family for a prospective adoptee or arranges for the selection is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment in the county jail for a definite term of less than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or to both, the penalties to be in the discretion of the judge, for each occurrence; provided, that the exchange of information between persons regarding the existence of a potential adoptee or potential adoptive family shall not be a violation of this section.\nB. Any person who violates any provision of the Adoption Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment in the county jail for a definite term of less than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, the penalties to be in the discretion of the judge, for each occurrence.","path":["Chapter 32A - Children's Code","ARTICLE 5 Adoptions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18532/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"1d665f583f938eb9de056028071863d1b32856e47dd1915c3dfdf383118bebae","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/32a-5-41","next":"us-nm/32a-5-42.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}