1. In addition to other procedures by which birth certificates may be inspected under this chapter, the state registrar shall establish a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry through which adult adopted children, adult siblings, and the biological parents of adult adoptees may register to obtain identifying birth information.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 144.43A

  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Filing: means the presentation of a certificate, report, or other record, provided for in this chapter, of a birth, death, fetal death, adoption, marriage, dissolution, or annulment for registration by the division. See Iowa Code 144.1
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
  • State registrar: means the state registrar of vital statistics. See Iowa Code 144.1
 2. If all of the following conditions are met, the state registrar shall reveal the identity of the biological parent to the adult adopted child or the identity of the adult adopted child to the biological parent, shall notify the parties involved that the requests have been matched, and shall disclose the identifying information to those parties:

 a. A biological parent has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the biological parent’s identity to the adult adopted child, upon request of the adult adopted child.
 b. An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult adopted child to a biological parent, upon request of the biological parent.
 c. The state registrar has been provided sufficient information to make the requested match.
 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the adult adopted person has a sibling who is a minor and who has also been adopted, the state registrar shall not grant the request of either the adult adopted person or the biological parent to reveal the identities of the parties.
 4. If all of the following conditions are met, the state registrar shall reveal the identity of the adult adopted child to an adult sibling and shall notify the parties involved that the requests have been matched, and disclose the identifying information to those parties:

 a. An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the adult adopted child’s identity to an adult sibling.
 b. The adult sibling has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult sibling to the adult adopted child.
 c. The state registrar has been provided with sufficient information to make the requested match.
 5. A person who has filed a request or provided consent under this section may withdraw the consent at any time prior to the release of any information by filing a written withdrawal of consent statement with the state registrar. The adult adoptee, adult sibling, and biological parent shall notify the state registrar of any change in the information contained in a filed request or consent.
 6. The state registrar shall establish a fee by rule based on the average administrative costs for providing services under this section.
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