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2017 Legislation

Discussion and posts about pending legislation in 2017.

Last updated on May 28, 2019

And Then There Were Four

With legislative sessions winding down, four states are still active with OBC access bills. Three bills are clean. One, in North Carolina, is simply bizarre.

Last updated on May 28, 2019

OBC Access Bills: Update

OBC Access Map

A list of OBC access bills that are still alive in the 2017 session, plus bills that may have come and gone and are now either dead or barely hanging on.

Last updated on December 16, 2020

West Virginia

Detail from West Virginia road map

West Virginia denies adult adoptees the unrestricted right to obtain their own original birth certificates upon request. A court order, requiring good cause, is required before the release of an OBC.

Last updated on May 1, 2019

North Carolina

Detail from North Carolina road map

North Carolina law denies adult adoptees unrestricted access to their own original birth certificates. A court order is required for the release of any identifying information, including an OBC.

Last updated on December 7, 2020

Connecticut

Detail from Connecticut road map

Only adult adoptees whose adoptions were finalized after October 1, 1983, have unrestricted access to their birth certificates. All other adult adoptees must obtain a court order—contingent upon the consent or death of birth parents— to obtain their original birth certificates.

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