Section 948.25. Unauthorized interstate placements of children.

 

(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.

2013 a. 314 .