Virginia Adoption Laws, Page 8

Use of Advertising and Facilitators in Adoptive Placements

Statute: § 48.825

'Advertise' means to communicate by any public medium that originates within this State, including by newspaper, periodical, telephone book listing, outdoor advertising sign, radio, or television.

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No person may do any of the following:
- Advertise for the purpose of finding a child to adopt
- Advertise that the person will find an adoptive home for a child or arrange for or assist in the adoption or adoptive placement of a child
- Advertise that the person will place a child for adoption
This section does not apply to any of the following:
- The department, a county department, or a licensed child welfare agency
- An individual or agency providing adoption information
- An individual who has received a favorable recommendation regarding his or her fitness to be an adoptive parent in this State from the department, a county department, a licensed child welfare agency, or in another jurisdiction from an entity authorized by that jurisdiction to conduct studies of potential adoptive homes
- An individual seeking to place his or her child for adoption