Utah Title 78b — Judicial Code :: 78b-6-144 — Mutual-consent, Voluntary Adoption Registry -- Procedures -- Fees.

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