West Virginia Code
Article 23. Voluntary Adoption Registry
§48-23-801. Nondisclosure

§48-23-801. Nondisclosure.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the information acquired by any registry may not be disclosed under any sunshine or freedom of information legislation, rules or practice.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, group of persons, or entity, including an agency, may file a class action to force the registry to disclose identifying information.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 48. Domestic Relations

Article 23. Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-101. Policy Regarding Persons Obtaining Identifying Information After Adoption

§48-23-102. Legislative Purpose

§48-23-201. Applicability of Definitions

§48-23-202. Adoptee Defined

§48-23-203. Adoption Defined

§48-23-204. Adult Defined

§48-23-205. Agency Defined

§48-23-206. Genetic and Social History Defined

§48-23-207. Health History Defined

§48-23-208. Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry or Registry Defined

§48-23-209. Putative Father Defined

§48-23-301. Division of Human Services to Establish and Maintain Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-401. Persons to Whom Use of the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry Is Available

§48-23-402. Age Limitations on Use of the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-403. Registration by a Birth Father

§48-23-404. Registration by a Birth Parent Who Used an Alias in Terminating Parental Rights

§48-23-501. Prerequisites to Disclosure of Identifying Information

§48-23-502. Counseling of Registrants

§48-23-503. Cases Where Disclosure of Identifying Information Cannot Occur

§48-23-504. Matching and Disclosure Procedures

§48-23-505. Retention of Data by the Registry

§48-23-506. Scope of Information Obtained by the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-507. Fees for Operations of the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-601. Compilation of Nonidentifying Information on Health History and Social and Genetic History

§48-23-701. Prohibited Conduct

§48-23-801. Nondisclosure