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Voluntary Adoption Registry

W. Va. Code § 48-23-101— Policy regarding persons obtaining identifying information after adoption
W. Va. Code § 48-23-102— Legislative purpose
W. Va. Code § 48-23-201— Applicability of definitions
W. Va. Code § 48-23-202— Adoptee defined
W. Va. Code § 48-23-203— Adoption defined
W. Va. Code § 48-23-204— Adult defined
W. Va. Code § 48-23-205— Agency defined
W. Va. Code § 48-23-206— Genetic and social history defined
W. Va. Code § 48-23-207— Health history defined
W. Va. Code § 48-23-208— Mutual consent voluntary adoption registry or registry defined
W. Va. Code § 48-23-209— Putative father defined
W. Va. Code § 48-23-301— Division of human services to establish and maintain mutual consent voluntary adoption registry
W. Va. Code § 48-23-401— Persons to whom use of the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry is available
W. Va. Code § 48-23-402— Age limitations on use of the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry
W. Va. Code § 48-23-403— Registration by a birth father
W. Va. Code § 48-23-404— Registration by a birth parent who used an alias in terminating parental rights
W. Va. Code § 48-23-501— Prerequisites to disclosure of identifying information
W. Va. Code § 48-23-502— Counseling of registrants
W. Va. Code § 48-23-503— Cases where disclosure of identifying information cannot occur
W. Va. Code § 48-23-504— Matching and disclosure procedures
W. Va. Code § 48-23-505— Retention of data by the registry
W. Va. Code § 48-23-506— Scope of information obtained by the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry
W. Va. Code § 48-23-507— Fees for operations of the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry
W. Va. Code § 48-23-601— Compilation of nonidentifying information on health history and social and genetic history
W. Va. Code § 48-23-701— Prohibited conduct
W. Va. Code § 48-23-801— Nondisclosure