Arkansas · Arkansas Code of 1987 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)

Ark. Code § 5-27-211: Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-211

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Arkansas law makes it a crime for custodians of adopted minors to place them with others without court approval to avoid parental responsibility, or to sell/transfer them for money or value, with specific legal exceptions for placements through licensed agencies, relatives, or temporary arrangements.

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