{"data":{"id":"us-nm/32a-5-42.1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"32A-5-42.1","heading":"Unauthorized adoption facilitation; penalties.","body":"A. A person, other than a person described in Subsection C of this section, who knowingly or intentionally engages in adoption services with a person in this state for compensation is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 32A-5-42 NMSA 1978.\nB. A violation of this section constitutes an unfair or deceptive trade practice pursuant to the Unfair Practices Act [Chapter 57, Article 12 NMSA 1978].\nC. This section does not apply to the following persons:\n(1) the department, a person authorized to act on behalf of the department or a similar agency in another state;\n(2) an investigator or counselor;\n(3) an agency licensed pursuant to the laws of this state or another state that is providing an adoption service within that state to a parent, prospective adoptive parent or a specific and identified adoptee who resides in that state;\n(4) an attorney licensed to practice law in this state or in another state who is providing a legal service within and pursuant to the laws of that state to a parent, prospective adoptive parent or a specific and identified adoptee who resides in that state;\n(5) an agency facilitating the adoption of a foreign born child;\n(6) an agency facilitating a new placement of a child following a disruption or termination of an adoption; or\n(7) a prospective adoptive parent or biological parent acting alone on the parent's own behalf.","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":"dae2d85f52e77b38d57c76ef43ab9a7131c75bc7b175bf232bfad596035ac324","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/32a-5-42","next":"us-nm/32a-5-42.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}