Subchapter I. General. § 4–1401. Purpose of subchapter. § 4–1402. “Child-placing agency” defined; license required. § 4–1403. Appointment of committee to promulgate rules and regulations; composition and tenure. [Repealed] § 4–1404. Application for issuance of licenses. § 4–1405. Persons and agencies authorized to place children; custody, control and visitation by agencies; confidentiality of records. § 4–1405.01. Agreements with foreign agencies. § 4–1406. Parental rights; termination or relinquishment; vesting in agencies or Mayor; exercise in adoption proceedings. § 4–1407. Refusal to issue, revocation or suspension of licenses; reinstatement or reissuance. § 4–1407.01. Agency required to check enumerated registers for child abuse or neglect; effect of failure of agency to check or obtain information. § 4–1408. Violations; prosecution. § 4–1409. Investigations and inspections. § 4–1410. Authority to charge or receive compensation for services; inability to pay adoption costs.
