California Family Code

§ 8609

FAM § 8609 Effective Sep 13, 2023Div. 13 · Part 2 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Any person or organization that advertises in any periodical or newspaper, by radio, or other public medium, that the person or organization will place children for adoption, or accept, supply, provide, or obtain children for adoption, or that causes any advertisement to be published in or by any public medium soliciting, requesting, or asking for any child or children for adoption, is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless one of the following conditions apply:

(1)The person or organization holds a valid and unrevoked license to operate as a licensed adoption agency, as defined in Section 8530, and is authorized to place children for adoption.

(2)The person or organization is exempt from licensure pursuant to subdivision (w) or (x) of Section 1505 of the Health and Safety Code.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 192, Sec. 1. (SB 138) Effective September 13, 2023.