title: Act No. 1374 adding provisions to the Penal Code, 19 December 1988.
abstract: This Act adds to the Paraguay Penal Code the following provisions describing and punishing traffic in minors: "Art. 309 BIS A: Whoever in any manner carries on business in minors under the age of twenty will be punished by a prison term of from two to six years. Art. 309 BIS B: A father or mother who surrenders a child under the age of twenty for payment or promise of remuneration will be punished by a prison term of from one to four years. Art. 309 BIS C: Whoever by means of gift, payment, or promise of remuneration induces a father or mother to surrender to a third person a child under the age of twenty in the conditions provided for in the previous article will be punished by a double penalty. This same sanction applies to a third person who in bad faith has received the surrender of a child. Art. 309 BIS D: The fact that a minor has been taken abroad will be considered an aggravating circumstance in the punishment provided for by this Act in the penalties of the preceding articles. Art. 309 BIS E: Payment for the provision of medicine, food, clothing, or medical attention given to the father or mother of a minor will not be considered as a gift. Art. 309 BIS F: A father or mother or a third person to whom a minor is surrendered will be exempt from punishment if he or she has formalized the act by means of any of the forms provided for by laws relating to adoption or family placement of minors."
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody; D002668:Child Rearing; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D007843:Latin America; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D010239:Paraguay; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011640:Public Policy; D013020:South America
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Child Custody--legal aspects; Child Rearing; Child--legal aspects; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Latin America; Laws And Statutes; Minors--legal aspects; Paraguay; Parents--legal aspects; Population; Population Characteristics; Social Protection--legal aspects; South America; Youth