38-315. Unlawful placing or receiving of child from another state; penalty. No association which is incorporated under the laws of any other state than the state of Kansas shall place any child in any family home within the boundaries of the state of Kansas, either with or without indenture or for adoption, unless the said association shall have furnished the board of administration with such guaranty as they may require that no child will be brought into the state of Kansas by such society or its agents having any contagious or incurable disease, or having any deformity, or being of feeble mind or vicious character, and that said association will receive and remove from the state any child brought into the state of Kansas by its agent which shall become a public charge within the period of five years after being brought into the state. Any person who shall receive to be placed in a home, or shall place in a home, any child in behalf of any association incorporated in any other state than the state of Kansas which shall not have complied with the requirements of this act shall be imprisoned in the county jail not more than thirty days, or fined not less than five dollars or more than one hundred dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.
History: L. 1901, ch. 106, ยง 15; March 15; R.S. 1923, 38-315.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 3 - Dependent Or Neglected Children
38-306 Institution to have custody and control of child.
38-315 Unlawful placing or receiving of child from another state; penalty.
38-321 Administration of program of adoption support; rules and regulations.
38-322 Eligibility of child for adoption support.
38-323 Termination of adoption support.
38-324 Adoption support; eligibility of prospective parent; amount of payments.
38-325 Acceptance and use of funds by director for purposes of act; payments.
38-326 Limitation on amount of adoption support.
38-327 Recommendations by child placing agency; preplacement study or supervision of home.
38-335 Interstate compact; declaration of need and policy.
38-337 Compact administrator; appointment; duties.
38-338 Supplementary agreements.