(1) All records of any adoption finalized in this state shall be permanently maintained by the Department of Human Services or by the agency arranging the adoption.

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(2) If an agency which handles adoptions ceases to do business, the agency shall transfer the adoption records to the department or to a successor agency, if the agency gives notice of the transfer to the department. [1983 c.672 § 3]

See note under 109.425.

[1983 c.672 § 4; 1995 c.79 § 41; 1995 c.730 § 9; 2001 c.586 § 1; repealed by 2013 c.346 § 7]