Under the Model Penal Code, the crime of incest is limited to blood relatives plus the relationship of parent and child by adoption, thus a relationship between a stepchild and stepparent may not be defined as incest unless there is a legal adoption.

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Under the Model Penal Code, incest is defined in terms of blood relatives and includes parent-child relationships by adoption, but does not extend to step relationships unless there has been a legal adoption that creates a formal parent-child relationship.

Under the Model Penal Code, the Crime of Incest Is