Except as provided in parts 3 and 4 of article 5 of this title and section 19-1-303, all records and proceedings in relinquishment or adoption shall be confidential and open to inspection upon order of the court for good cause shown or as otherwise authorized pursuant to article 5 of this title. The court shall act to preserve the anonymity of the biological parents, the adoptive parents, and the child from the general public, except as ordered by the court for good cause shown pursuant to this section or except as authorized pursuant to a designated adoption or pursuant to section 19-5-104 (2) or part 3 or 4 of article 5 of this title. A separate docket shall be maintained for relinquishment proceedings and for adoption proceedings.
Source: L. 96: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1169, § 6, effective January 1, 1997. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 822, § 26, effective August 5. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 1130, § 2, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section was formerly numbered as 19-1-122.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
Part 3 - Records and Information
§ 19-1-302. Legislative Declaration
§ 19-1-305. Operation of Juvenile Facilities
§ 19-1-306. Expungement of Juvenile Delinquent Records - Definition
§ 19-1-308. Parentage Information
§ 19-1-309. Relinquishments and Adoption Information
§ 19-1-309.3. Exchange of Information for Child Support Purposes - Process