Transfer of adoption records to state registrar
Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "record" includes the
following:
(1) A court document.
(2) A medical record.
(3) A social or medical history.
(4) A photograph.
(5) Correspondence being held for the benefit of:
(A) a birth parent;
(B) a person who was adopted;
(C) an adoptive parent; or
(D) a sibling of the person who was adopted.
(b) A child placing agency, governmental entity, or licensed
attorney who arranges or facilitates an adoption may, after entry of
the adoption decree, transfer an adoption record to the state registrar
for inclusion in the adoption history program administered by the
state registrar, or, after giving notice to the state registrar, to a
transferee agency that assumes responsibility for the preservation of
records maintained as part of the adoption history program.
(c) An attorney who complies with this section does not violate
attorney-client privilege.
(d) A record maintained or transferred under this section is
confidential.
As added by P.L.130-2005, SEC.7.
Last modified: May 24, 2006