GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
S D
SENATE BILL DRS35197-LU-86 (03/17)
Short Title: Limit Who May Advertise/Adoption Laws. |
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Sponsors: |
Senator Sanderson (Primary Sponsor). |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to limit who may advertise for the adoption of a minor child under the laws pertaining to adoptions.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 48‑10‑101(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) No one other than a county
department of social services, an adoption facilitator, or ana child‑placing
agency licensed by the Department in this State State, or an attorney
licensed to practice in this State may advertise in any periodical or
newspaper, or by radio, television, or other public medium, that any person or
entity will place or accept a child for adoption. For purposes of this section,
"other public medium" includes the use of any computerized system,
including electronic mail, Internet site, Internet profile, or any similar
medium of communication provided via the Internet."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.