Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 6-109
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 6-109
- Adoptee: means a person who is adopted or is to be adopted. See
- Agency: means the Department or a child-placing public or private entity that is licensed in this State to place minors for adoption. See
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Records: means all documents, exhibits and data pertaining to an adoption, whether collected prior to or after the decree of adoption. See
- Registry: means the adoption registry administered by the Department. See
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See
§ 6-109. Disclosure authorized in course of employment
This article does not preclude an employee of the agency or the registry from:
(1) inspecting permanent, confidential, or sealed records for the purpose of discharging any obligation under this title;
(2) disclosing the name of the court where a proceeding for adoption occurred or the name of the agency that placed an adoptee to an individual described in sections 6-104 and 6-105 of this title who can verify his or her identity; or
(3) disclosing nonidentifying information contained in confidential or sealed records in accordance with any other applicable State or federal law. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)