Ohio § 3107.47

§ 3107.47.

(A) An adopted person age twenty-one or older, or an adoptive parent of an adopted person

at least age eighteen but under age twenty-one, may submit a request to the department

of health for a copy of the contents of the adopted person's adoption file.  If the adopted person includes with the request the adopted person's notarized signature

and copies of two items of identification, or the adoptive parent includes with the

request the adoptive parent's notarized signature and copies of two items of identification,

the department shall do the following: (1) If there is not an effective denial of release form for either birth parent in the

adopted person's adoption file and the fee required by section 3705.241 of the Revised Code is paid, provide the adopted person or adoptive parent a copy of the contents of

the adopted person's adoption file; (2) If there is an effective denial of release form for each birth parent in the adopted

person's adoption file, refuse to provide the adopted person or adoptive parent a

copy of the contents of the adopted person's adoption file; (3) If there is an effective denial of release form for only one of the birth parents

in the adopted person's adoption file and the fee required by section 3705.241 of the Revised Code is paid, provide the adopted person or adoptive parent a copy of the contents of

the adopted person's adoption file with all identifying information about the birth

parent for whom there is an effective denial of release form deleted. (B) If an adopted person or adoptive parent is denied a copy of the contents of the adopted

person's adoption file or receives a copy of the contents with identifying information

about one of the birth parents deleted, the department of health shall inform the

adopted person or adoptive parent that it will notify the adopted person or adoptive

parent if the department subsequently receives an authorization of release form from

one or both birth parents and the adopted person or adoptive parent submits to the

department a request to be notified.  An adopted person or adoptive parent who submits a request to be notified shall

provide the department the adopted person's or adoptive parent's address and notify

the department of any change of address.  An adopted person or adoptive parent who subsequently decides not to be notified

may submit a statement with the department for the department not to notify the adopted

person or adoptive parent. The department shall notify the adopted person or adoptive parent if the department

receives an authorization of release form from one or both birth parents and the adopted

person or adoptive parent submitted a request to be notified and has not subsequently

submitted a statement not to be notified.  If the adopted person or adoptive parent contacts the department after being notified

and indicates a desire to receive the information the department may provide, the

department shall provide the adopted person or adoptive parent information in accordance

with division (A) of this section.