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Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF3193

2E Relating to adoption records; reclassifying original birth records of adopted
persons; requiring the department of health to prepare an affidavit of
disclosure and nondisclosure forms for birth parents to agree or object to the
release of original birth records to the adopted person; providing for access to
original birth record upon request of adopted person under certain conditions;
permitting the state registrar to provide noncertified copies of original birth
records to certain adopted persons; authorizing a birth parent to rescind an
affidavit of disclosure or an affidavit of nondisclosure at any time;
authorizing an adopted person to petition the appropriate court for disclosure
under certain conditions; requiring the department of health, adoption agencies
and adoption advocates to provide information about certain changes in the law
relating to the accessibility to birth records; authorizing the health
department to charge a fee for noncertified birth records provided to adopted
persons; repealing certain provisions relating to postadoption services and
access to original birth record information
(Ch. 330, 2008 - VETO)