2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 803 - Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption
Section 45a-750 - (Formerly Sec. 45-68i). Identifying information.
(a) A certificate of birth registration or a certified copy of the certificate of birth shall be issued in accordance with subsection (c) of section 7-51 or section 7-52 to any adoptable person by the Department of Public Health whether or not such person knows the names of his or her birth parents, provided such department is satisfied as to the identity of the person for whom the certificate is being requested. Any child-placing agency, the department or any court having information which is needed to locate such certificate shall furnish it to the Department of Public Health.
(b) Any person for whom there is only a removal of custody or removal of guardianship, and such removal took place in this state shall be given information that may identify the biological parent or parents or any relative of such person, upon request, in person or in writing, in accordance with subsection (g) of section 45a-751b, provided such information with respect to any relative shall not be released unless the consents required in subsection (f) of section 45a-751b are obtained.
(c) The provisions of chapter 55 shall not apply to the provisions of this section or section 45a-751. Any information provided in this section shall not be released unless the child-placing agency, department or court is satisfied as to the identity of the person requesting the information.
(P.A. 77-246, S. 14; P.A. 80-476, S. 165; P.A. 87-555, S. 8; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-179, S. 3; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-130, S. 28; P.A. 01-163, S. 35; P.A. 14-133, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 80-476 rephrased provisions and substituted superior court for juvenile court where appearing; P.A. 87-555 deleted former provisions and substituted new provisions re request for identifying information, issuance of certificate of birth registration or certified copy of certificate of birth to adoptable person; Sec. 45-68i transferred to Sec. 45a-750 in 1991; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-179 inserted new Subsecs. (c) and (d) authorizing genetic parent and adult biological sibling of adult adopted or adoptable person to request release of identifying information, relettering former Subsec. (c) as (e); P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-130 deleted first sentence in Subsec. (a) and Subsecs. (c) and (d) re release of information to adopted persons, genetic parents of adopted persons and siblings of adopted persons which would enable them to identify each other and made technical changes in remaining provisions; P.A. 01-163 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to Sec. 7-56 with reference to Sec. 7-51(c); P.A. 14-133 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing references to Secs. 45a-751b(f) and 45a-751b(e) with references to Secs. 45a-751b(g) and 45a-751b(f) and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2015.
