A. No person shall offer, give, charge or receive any money or other consideration or thing of value in connection with the relinquishment and adoption, except attorney fees and such other charges and fees as may be approved by the Court.

B. No person, other than an adoptive exchange whose membership includes county departments and child placement agencies, a licensed child placement agency, or a county department shall offer, give charge or receive any money or other consideration or thing of value in connection with locating or identifying for purposes of adoption any child, natural parent, expectant natural parent or prospective adoptive parent; except that physicians and attorneys may charge reasonable fees for professional services customarily performed by such persons.

C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a civil penalty of a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).