Section 5-3B-32 - Prohibited payments(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not charge or receive, from or for a parent or prospective adoptive parent, any compensation for a service in connection with: (1) placement of an individual to live with a preadoptive family; or(2) an agreement for custody in contemplation of adoption.(b) This section does not prohibit payment, by an interested person, of: (1) a reasonable and customary charge or fee for adoption counseling, hospital, legal, or medical services;(2) reasonable expenses for transportation for medical care associated with the pregnancy or birth of the child;(3) reasonable expenses for food, clothing, and shelter for a birth mother if, on written advice of a physician, the birth mother is unable to work or otherwise support herself because of medical reasons associated with the pregnancy or birth of the child; or(4) reasonable expenses associated with any required court appearance relating to the adoption, including transportation, food, and lodging expenses.(c) Each State's Attorney shall enforce this section.(d) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or both, for each offense.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 619,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 43,Sec. 1, eff. 4/9/2013.