Mississippi § 93-17-207 - Release of nonidentifying information; persons eligible to receive; fee.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 93-17-207 — Release of nonidentifying information; persons eligible to receive; fee., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 93-17-207. Release of nonidentifying information; persons eligible to receive; fee.
The bureau or the agency shall release the nonidentifying information maintained as provided in Section 93-17-205 for a reasonable fee, including the actual cost of reproduction, to any of the following persons upon request made with sufficient proof of identity: An adoptee eighteen (18) years of age or older; An adoptive parent; The guardian or legal custodian of an adoptee; or The offspring or blood sibling of an adoptee if the requester is eighteen (18) years of age or older. Information released pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall not include the name and address of the birth parent, the identity of any provider of health care to the adoptee or to the birth parent and any other information which might reasonably lead to the discovery of the identity of either birth parent.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 93-17-207 ("Release of nonidentifying information; persons eligible to receive; fee.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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