Or. Admin. Code § 413-130-0320 - Registry Eligibility for Identifying Information
(1) The adoption registry is a voluntary
program in which birth parents, putative fathers, adoptees, and genetic
siblings of adoptees may register their willingness to release identifying
information to each other.
(2) The
following individuals are eligible to register:
(a) An adult adoptee;
(b) An adoptive parent or guardian of a minor
adoptee;
(c) An adoptive parent of
a deceased adoptee;
(d) An adult
genetic sibling of an adoptee;
(e)
A parent or guardian of a minor genetic sibling of an adoptee;
(f) A birth parent;
(g) A parent or adult sibling of a deceased
birth parent; or
(h) A putative
father. A putative father may register to have his identifying information
given to adult adoptee, but the registry may not give identifying information
about the adoptee to the putative father.
(3) The registry must allow the adult progeny
or the parent or guardian of a minor progeny of the following individuals to
register:
(a) A deceased adoptee;
(b) A deceased genetic sibling of an
adoptee;
(c) A deceased birth
parent of an adoptee.
(4)
An eligible individual must register by submitting the following to the
applicable registry:
(a) A notarized
affidavit on a form provided by the registry;
(b) A copy of his or her birth certificate;
and
(c) A $25
fee.
(5) A registrant may
cancel the registration at any time with written notice to the
registry.
(6) Registration by a
parent or guardian of a minor expires when the minor reaches 18 years of age.
The adult adoptee must reregister for identifying information to be released to
relevant individuals who are registered. The registry program may not charge a
fee for reregistration.
(7) The
registrant must notify the registry of any change of name or address.
(8) The registry will notify the registrants
when a match is identified. A registry may recommend appropriate counseling
prior to the release of information to the eligible individual.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 109.506, 418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS 109.425 - 109.507
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