This bill addresses access to adoption records.
This bill:
- allows an individual who is adopted as a minor child to access records associated with the individual's adoption if the individual is 18 years old or older;
- amends the jurisdiction of the juvenile court;
- allows a pre-existing parent to petition a court to keep the records associated with an individual's adoption sealed;
- includes a coordination clause to address substantive and technical conflicts if this bill and S.B. 119, Domestic Relations Recodification, both pass and become law; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-8-125, 78B-6-141
Substitute #1: 26B-8-125, 78B-6-141
Enrolled: 26B-8-125, 78A-6-103, 78B-6-141
Substitute #2: 26B-8-125, 78A-6-103, 78B-6-141