Sec. 45a-750. (Formerly Sec. 45-68i). Identifying information.
Sec. 45a-750. (Formerly Sec. 45-68i). Identifying information. (a) A certificate
of birth registration or a certified copy of the certificate of birth shall be issued in accordance with subsection (c) of section 7-51 or section 7-52 to any adoptable person by the
Department of Public Health whether or not such person knows the names of his or her
birth parents, provided such department is satisfied as to the identity of the person for
whom the certificate is being requested. Any child-placing agency, the department or
any court having information which is needed to locate such certificate shall furnish it
to the Department of Public Health.
(b) Any person for whom there is only a removal of custody or removal of guardianship, and such removal took place in this state shall be given information which may
identify the biological parent or parents or any relative of such person, upon request, in
person or in writing, in accordance with subsection (f) of section 45a-751b, provided
such information with respect to any relative shall not be released unless the consents
required in subsection (e) of section 45a-751b are obtained.
(c) The provisions of chapter 55 shall not apply to the provisions of this section or
section 45a-751. Any information provided in this section shall not be released unless
the child-placing agency, department or court is satisfied as to the identity of the person
requesting the information.
(P.A. 77-246, S. 14; P.A. 80-476, S. 165; P.A. 87-555, S. 8; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-179, S. 3; 95-257, S. 12,
21, 58; P.A. 96-130, S. 28; P.A. 01-163, S. 35.)
History: P.A. 80-476 rephrased provisions and substituted superior court for juvenile court where appearing; P.A. 87-555 deleted former provisions and substituted new provisions re request for identifying information, issuance of certificate
of birth registration or certified copy of certificate of birth to adoptable person; Sec. 45-68i transferred to Sec. 45a-750 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. 95-179 inserted new Subsecs. (c) and (d) authorizing genetic parent and adult biological sibling of adult
adopted or adoptable person to request release of identifying information, relettering former Subsec. (c) as (e); 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 deleted first sentence in Subsec. (a) and Subsecs. (c) and (d) re release
of information to adopted persons, genetic parents of adopted persons and siblings of adopted persons which would enable
them to identify each other and made technical changes in remaining provisions; P.A. 01-163 amended Subsec. (a) by
replacing reference to Sec. 7-56 with reference to Sec. 7-51(c).