NRS127.310. Unlawful placement or advertising; penalty.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 127.240, 127.283 and 127.285, any person or organization other than an agency which provides child welfare services who, without holding a valid unrevoked license to place children for adoption issued by the Division:

      (a) Places, arranges the placement of, or assists in placing or in arranging the placement of, any child for adoption or permanent free care; or

      (b) Advertises in any periodical or newspaper, or by radio or other public medium, that he or she will place children for adoption, or accept, supply, provide or obtain children for adoption, or causes any advertisement to be published in or by any public medium soliciting, requesting or asking for any child or children for adoption,

Ê is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      2.  Any person who places, accepts placement of, or aids, abets or counsels the placement of any child in violation of NRS 127.280, 127.2805 and 127.2815 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      3.  A periodical, newspaper, radio station or other public medium is not subject to any criminal penalty or civil liability for publishing or broadcasting an advertisement that violates the provisions of this section.

      4.  A child-placing agency shall include in any advertisement concerning its services published in any periodical or newspaper or by radio or other public medium a statement which:

      (a) Confirms that the child-placing agency holds a valid, unrevoked license issued by the Division; and

      (b) Indicates any license number issued to the child-placing agency by the Division.

      (Added to NRS by 1961, 752; A 1963, 891, 1301; 1965, 1336; 1967, 1151; 1973, 1406; 1979, 239; 1993, 73, 459, 2689, 2737, 2738; 2001 Special Session, 13; 2009, 1355)