The following individuals may request information from the registry:
(1) An adoptee who is at least 18 years of age.
(2) An adoptive parent of an adoptee who is under 18 years of age, adjudicated incapacitated or deceased.
(3) A legal guardian of an adoptee who is under 18 years of age or adjudicated incapacitated.
(4) A descendant of a deceased adoptee.
(5) The birth parent of an adoptee who is at least 21 years of age.
(6) A parent of a birth parent of an adoptee who is at least 21 years of age if the birth parent consents, is adjudicated incapacitated or is deceased.
(7) A birth sibling of an adoptee, if both the birth sibling and adoptee are at least 21 years of age, and:
(i) the birth sibling remained in the custody of the birth parent and the birth parent consents, is deceased or adjudicated incapacitated;
(ii) both the birth sibling and adoptee were adopted out of the same birth family; or
(iii) the birth sibling was not adopted out of the birth family and did not remain in the custody of the birth parent.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 29 - Decrees and Records
Section 2901 - Time of entry of decree of adoption
Section 2902 - Requirements and form of decree of adoption
Section 2903 - Retention of parental status
Section 2904 - Name of adoptee
Section 2905 - Impounding of proceedings and access to records (Repealed)
Section 2907 - Certificate of adoption
Section 2908 - Foreign decree of adoption
Section 2909 - Medical history information (Repealed)
Section 2910 - Penalty for unauthorized disclosure
Section 2912 - Combined request for information
Section 2913 - Reasonable fees
Section 2914 - Immunity from liability
Section 2915 - Court and agency records
Section 2916 - Attorney records
Section 2921 - Establishment of registry
Section 2922 - Informational material
Section 2923 - Filing information with registry
Section 2924 - Who may request information from registry
Section 2925 - Providing information from registry
Section 2926 - Rules and regulations
Section 2931 - Access to information
Section 2932 - Nonidentifying information
Section 2933 - Identifying information
Section 2934 - Statement of medical and social history information
Section 2935 - Confidentiality
Section 2936 - Refusal to search