(a)  All records of any adoption finalized in this state shall be permanently maintained by the department of children, youth, and families or by the agency arranging the adoption.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 15-7.2-3

  • Adoption: means the judicial act of creating the relationship of parent and child where it did not exist previously. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-7.2-1
  • Agency: means any public or private organization licensed or authorized under the laws of this state to place children for adoption. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-7.2-1
  • Successor agency: is a n agency which has the adoption records of another agency because of the merger of the agency and the successor agency or because a former agency has ceased doing business and has given its adoption records to the successor agency as provided in this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-7.2-1

(b)  If an agency which handles adoptions ceases to do business, the agency shall transfer the adoption records to the department of children, youth, and families or to a successor agency, provided that the agency gives notice of the transfer to the department of children, youth, and families.

History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 388, § 1.