Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-9-229 - Closure of Adoption Agency: Record Requirements
A. An adoption agency shall not destroy any
files, records, reports, and other papers not filed in or in the possession of
the court for 99 years;
B. If an
adoption agency ceases operations, the adoption agency shall do all of the
following:
1. Transfer the documents
described in subsection (A) of this section to the Department or to another
adoption agency in this state if the documents concern a matter that is
closed;
2. Transfer the documents
described in subsection (A) of this section to another adoption agency in this
state if the documents concern a matter that is open;
3. Notify the Department of the transfer of
any documents to another adoption agency in this state; and
4. Notify all adoptive parents whose files
the adoption agency is transferring to the Department or another adoption
agency in this state of the transfer.
Notes
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