Conn. Agencies Regs. § 45a-728-3 - Restricted activities and penalties

(a) No person, persons, association, corporation or any other entity except a child placing agency or the department shall offer, give, request, receive, or accept payment of cash or other consideration, directly or indirectly, for the identification or location of a specified child or children for prospective adoptive parent(s) or for information regarding birth parents.

(b) No person, persons, association, corporation or any other entity, other than a child placing agency or the department or a person designated by a child placing agency or the department, provided such person is designated in writing and qualified under subsection (b) of Section 45a-728-7 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, shall be permitted to physically place a child with the prospective adoptive parent(s) for adoption.

(c) These provisions shall not restrict physicians or attorneys from receiving reasonable payment for services (other than those set forth in subsection (a) of this section) customarily performed by such physicians or attorneys.

(d) Any child-placing agency violating any provision of Sections 45a-728-1 through 45a-728-10 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies may be subject to revocation of its license or approval to operate in the State of Connecticut in accordance with Section 17a-150-8 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

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Conn. Agencies Regs. § 45a-728-3

Effective December 22, 1994