Colorado Code
Article 2 - Vital Statistics
§ 25-2-113.5. Limited Access to Information Upon Consent of All Parties - Voluntary Adoption Registry

(5.5) The registrar shall maintain a confidential list of former foster children who may or may not have been adopted, who are eighteen years of age or older, who have presented a consent regarding the release of identifying information about themselves and who are searching for a sibling who is also eighteen years of age or older, who may or may not have been adopted, and who may or may not have been in the foster care system. Any consent by such sibling shall be accompanied by the sibling's desired method of notification in the event that a match occurs. However, the state shall not incur costs of notification in excess of that part of the fee charged to the applicant for the purpose of notification. A sibling may revise his or her consent with respect to change of address or method of notification. Any name and accompanying information shall be removed from the list upon the verified written request of the listed sibling. The registrar shall maintain a closed record of the list and accompanying information except as provided for pursuant to this section.

(8) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (8) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person who knowingly uses, publishes, or divulges information obtained through operation of the registry to any person in a manner not authorized by this section commits a civil infraction.

Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1044, § 1, effective June 15. L. 87: (2)(e) amended, p. 821, § 36, effective October 1. L. 94: (4)(c), (10)(a), and (10)(b) amended, p. 2748, § 400, effective July 1. L. 2005: (2)(d) amended, p. 993, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) and (6) amended and (2)(g.5) and (5.5) added, (SB 09-079), ch. 59, pp. 214, 215, §§ 2, 3, effective March 25. L. 2021: (2)(g.5) amended, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 746, § 121, effective October 1; (8) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3232, § 445, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsections (4)(c), (10)(a), and (10)(b), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.