Section 948.25. Unauthorized interstate placements of children.  


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  • (1)  Any person who sends a child out of this state, brings a child into this state, or causes a child to be sent out of this state or brought into this state for the purpose of permanently transferring physical custody of the child to a person who is not a relative, as defined in s. 48.02 (15) , of the child is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
    (a) A placement of a child that is authorized under s. 48.98 , 48.988 , or 48.99 .
    (b) A placement of a child that is approved by a court of competent jurisdiction of the sending state or receiving state.