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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Prohibit Certain Payments with Respect to an Adoption’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §553-A  is enacted to read:
§ 553-A. Illegal payment with respect to an adoption
 
1.      A person is guilty of illegal payment with respect to an adoption if that person:
 
A.  Is the parent of a child or is a person whose consent is required pursuant to Title 18-A, section 9-302 and, in return for placing that child for adoption, intentionally or knowingly solicits or receives monetary payment or other valuable consideration that is not authorized by Title 18-A, section 9-306; or
 
B.  With the intent of adopting a child, intentionally or knowingly provides, or offers to provide, the parent of that child or the person whose consent is required pursuant to Title 18-A, section 9-302 with monetary payment or other valuable consideration that is not authorized by Title 18-A, section 9-306.
 
2.     Violation of this section is a Class D crime.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides a new title for the bill, replaces the bill and prohibits, within the context of an adoption of a child, any payment that is not authorized under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-A, section 9-306.
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