78B-6-144. Mutual-consent, voluntary adoption registry -- Procedures -- Fees.
(1) The bureau shall establish a mutual-consent, voluntary adoption registry.
(a) Adult adoptees and birth parents of adult adoptees, upon presentation of positive
identification, may request identifying information from the bureau, in the form established by
the bureau. A court of competent jurisdiction or a child-placing agency may accept that request
from the adult adoptee or birth parent, in the form provided by the bureau, and transfer that
request to the bureau. The adult adoptee or birth parent is responsible for notifying the bureau of
any change in information contained in the request.
(b) The bureau may only release identifying information to an adult adoptee or birth
parent when it receives requests from both the adoptee and his birth parent.
(c) After matching the request of an adult adoptee with that of at least one of his birth
parents, the bureau shall notify both the adoptee and the birth parent that the requests have been
matched, and disclose the identifying information to those parties. However, if that adult adoptee
has a sibling of the same birth parent who is under the age of 18 years, and who was raised in the
same family setting as the adult adoptee, the bureau shall not disclose the requested identifying
information to that adult adoptee or his birth parent.
(2) (a) Adult adoptees and adult siblings of adult adoptees, upon presentation of positive
identification, may request identifying information from the bureau, in the form established by
the bureau. A court of competent jurisdiction or a child-placing agency may accept that request
from the adult adoptee or adult sibling, in the form provided by the bureau, and transfer that
request to the bureau. The adult adoptee or adult sibling is responsible for notifying the bureau
of any change in information contained in the request.
(b) The bureau may only release identifying information to an adult adoptee or adult
sibling when it receives requests from both the adoptee and his adult sibling.
(c) After matching the request of an adult adoptee with that of his adult sibling, if the
bureau has been provided with sufficient information to make that match, the bureau shall notify
both the adoptee and the adult sibling that the requests have been matched, and disclose the
identifying information to those parties.
(3) Information registered with the bureau under this section is available only to a
registered adult adoptee and his registered birth parent or registered adult sibling, under the terms
of this section.
(4) Information regarding a birth parent who has not registered a request with the bureau
may not be disclosed.
(5) The bureau may charge a fee for services provided under this section, limited to the
cost of providing those services.
Amended by Chapter 159, 2009 General Session
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