Michigan Compiled Laws § 722.859 Surrogate Parentage Contract For Compensation Prohibited; Surrogate Parentage Contract For Compensation As Misdemeanor Or Felony; Penalty.


722.859 Surrogate parentage contract for compensation prohibited; surrogate parentage contract for compensation as misdemeanor or felony; penalty.

Sec. 9.

(1) A person shall not enter into, induce, arrange, procure, or otherwise assist in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract for compensation.

(2) A participating party other than an unemancipated minor female or a female diagnosed as being intellectually disabled or as having a mental illness or developmental disability who knowingly enters into a surrogate parentage contract for compensation is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.

(3) A person other than a participating party who induces, arranges, procures, or otherwise assists in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract for compensation is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $50,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.


History: 1988, Act 199, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014


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