Texas Penal Code
§ 25.08 — SALE OR PURCHASE OF CHILD
PE § 25.08Title 6. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY · Ch. 25. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if he:
(1)possesses a child younger than 18 years of age or has the custody, conservatorship, or guardianship of a child younger than 18 years of age, whether or not he has actual possession of the child, and he offers to accept, agrees to accept, or accepts a thing of value for the delivery of the child to another or for the possession of the child by another for purposes of adoption; or
(2)offers to give, agrees to give, or gives a thing of value to another for acquiring or maintaining the possession of a child for the purpose of adoption.
(b)It is an exception to the application of this section that the thing of value is:
(1)a fee or reimbursement paid to a child-placing agency as authorized by law;
(2)a fee paid to an attorney, social worker, mental health professional, or physician for services rendered in the usual course of legal or medical practice or in providing adoption counseling;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 2014), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2021.