Sec. 45a-749. (Formerly Sec. 45-68h). Request for information.
Sec. 45a-749. (Formerly Sec. 45-68h). Request for information. A person entitled to nonidentifying information under subsection (c) of section 45a-746 may request
the information provided in said section by applying in person or in writing to the child-placing agency in this state or the department which has the information. Such information shall not be released unless the child-placing agency or department is satisfied as
to the identity of the person requesting information under the provisions of this section.
For the purposes of this section, any records at the Court of Probate or the Superior Court
or the Department of Public Health shall be available to an authorized representative
of the child-placing agency or department to which the request has been made. Such
information may be released in writing or in person.
(P.A. 77-246, S. 6; 77-604, S. 58, 79, 84; P.A. 78-151; P.A. 80-476, S. 164; P.A. 87-555, S. 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39;
P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-130, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 77-604 substituted Sec. 17-70 for Sec. 17-170 and made other technical changes in Subsec. (d); P.A. 78-151 added reference to approval of agencies by National Conference of Catholic Charities in Subsec. (b); P.A. 80-476
rephrased provisions and substituted superior court for juvenile court where appearing; P.A. 87-555 deleted former provisions of section and added new provision re request for and access to information; Sec. 45-68h transferred to Sec. 45a-749 in 1991; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services,
effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with
Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-130 substituted "a person entitled to
nonidentifying information under subsection (c) of section 45a-746" for former introductory phrase and inserted "child-placing" before "agency".