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Voluntary Adoption Registry.

48-23-101Policy regarding persons obtaining identifying information after adoption.48-23-102Legislative purpose.48-23-201Applicability of definitions.48-23-202Adoptee defined.48-23-203Adoption defined.48-23-204Adult defined.48-23-205Agency defined.48-23-206Genetic and social history defined.48-23-207Health history defined.48-23-208Mutual consent voluntary adoption registry or registry defined.48-23-209Putative father defined.48-23-301Division of human services to establish and maintain mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.48-23-401Persons to whom use of the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry is available.48-23-402Age limitations on use of the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.48-23-403Registration by a birth father.48-23-404Registration by a birth parent who used an alias in terminating parental rights.48-23-501Prerequisites to disclosure of identifying information.48-23-502Counseling of registrants.48-23-503Cases where disclosure of identifying information cannot occur.48-23-504Matching and disclosure procedures.48-23-505Retention of data by the registry.48-23-506Scope of information obtained by the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.48-23-507Fees for operations of the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.48-23-601Compilation of nonidentifying information on health history and social and genetic history.48-23-701Prohibited conduct.48-23-801Nondisclosure.