Sec. 162.025.  PLACEMENT BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person who is not the natural or adoptive parent of the child, the legal guardian of the child, or a child-placing agency licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, commits an offense if the person:
(1)  serves as an intermediary between a prospective adoptive parent and an expectant parent or parent of a minor child to identify the parties to each other;  or
(2)  places a child for adoption.
(b)  It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:
(1)  a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional;  or
(2)  a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without the assistance of the professional.
(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.