(a)(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's or another person's placing a baby who is not yet born for adoption the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the:
(A)Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born;
(B)Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born;
(C)Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born.
(2)Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree is a:
(A)Class A felony if the person uses duress, coe
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(a) (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's or another person's placing a baby who is not yet born for adoption the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the: (A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; (B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born; (C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born. (2) Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the first degree is a: (A) Class A felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to allow the person or another person to place the baby who is not yet born for adoption; or (B) Class C felony if otherwise committed. (b) (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the second degree if in exchange for consenting to the person's adopting a baby who is not yet born the person offers anything of value prohibited or not permitted under § 9-9-206 to the: (A) Biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; (B) Biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born; (C) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological mother of the baby who is not yet born; or (D) Spouse, partner, or other relative of the biological or putative father of the baby who is not yet born. (2) Unlawful solicitation for the relinquishment of parental rights in the second degree is a: (A) Class D felony if the person uses duress, coercion, undue influence, intimidation, a threat, fraud, or physical force to influence an individual listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(D) of this section to consent to the person's or another person's adopting the baby who is not yet born; or (B) Class A misdemeanor if otherwise committed.