§ 9-9-502. Penalty
(a) (1) No person, agency, entity, or organization of any kind, including, but not limited to, any officer or employee of this state and any employee, officer, or judge of any court of this state shall disclose any confidential information relating to any adoption, except as provided by statute or pursuant to a court order. […]
§ 9-9-503. Registry — Establishment and maintenance
(a) (1) A mutual consent voluntary adoption registry may be established and maintained by any licensed voluntary agency involved in an adoption. (2) Persons eligible to receive identifying information shall work through the agency involved in the adoption. If that agency has merged or ceased operations, a successor agency may assume possession of the files […]
§ 9-9-504. Registry — Operation
(a) (1) The adult adoptee and each birth parent and each individual related within the second degree whose identity is to be disclosed may voluntarily place his or her name in the appropriate registry by submitting a notarized affidavit stating his or her name, address, and telephone number and his or her willingness to be […]
§ 9-9-505. Compilation of nonidentifying history
(a) Prior to placement for adoption, the licensed adoption agency or, when an agency is not involved, the person, entity, or organization handling the adoption shall compile and provide to the prospective adoptive parents a detailed, written health history and genetic and social history of the child that excludes information that would identify birth parents […]
§ 9-9-506. Disclosure of information
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the information acquired by any registry shall not be disclosed under any sunshine or freedom of information legislation, rules, or practice. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, group of persons, or entity, including any agency, may file a class action to force the registry to […]
§ 9-9-507. Maintenance of records
All records of any adoption finalized in this state shall be maintained for ninety-nine (99) years by the agency, entity, organization, or person arranging the adoption.
§ 9-9-508. Rules
The Department of Human Services shall issue such rules as are necessary for implementing this subchapter.
§ 9-9-601. The Governor’s Pro Bono Adoption Service Award
(a) The Governor shall award the Governor’s Pro Bono Adoption Service Award by proclamation in recognition of the efforts and sacrifice of those attorneys who provide adoption services on a volunteer basis. (b) Those receiving the Governor’s Pro Bono Adoption Service Award shall be selected from a list of names that may be submitted annually […]
§ 9-9-701. Streamlined adoptions by the Department of Human Services
(a) (1) A family who adopts a child from the Department of Human Services shall be eligible for the streamlined adoption process if the family chooses to adopt another child from the department and the department selects the family to be the adoptive parents of a child in the custody of the department. (2) The […]
§ 9-9-702. Fast-tracked adoption of Garrett’s Law babies — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “newborn” means an infant who is thirty (30) days of age or younger. (b) If a report of neglect under § 12-18-103(14)(B) is made to the Child Abuse Hotline, the mother has the option to place the newborn for: (1) Adoption through a licensed child placement agency as defined […]