Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.3 ยง 21.3.2A.64.030 | 2020

(1) It is unlawful for any person to sell or purchase a minor child.

 

(2) A transaction shall not be a purchase or sale under subsection (1) of this section if any of the following exists:

 

(a) The transaction is between the parents of the minor child or

 

(b) The transaction is between a person receiving or to receive the child and an agency recognized under law or

 

(c) The transaction is between the person receiving or to receive the child and a Tribal or state agency or other Tribal agency or

 

(d) The transaction is pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act or

 

(e) The transaction is pursuant to court order or

 

(f) The only consideration paid by the person receiving or to receive the child is intended to pay for the prenatal hospital or medical expenses involved in the birth of the child, or attorneys fees and court costs involved in effectuating transfer of child custody.

 

(3) Child selling is a felony.