Ariz. Admin. Code § 21-9-229

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R21-9-229 - Closure of Adoption Agency: Record Requirements

A. An adoption agency shall not destroy any files, records, reports, and other papers not filed in or in the possession of the court for 99 years;

B. If an adoption agency ceases operations, the adoption agency shall do all of the following:

1. Transfer the documents described in subsection (A) of this section to the Department or to another adoption agency in this state if the documents concern a matter that is closed;

2. Transfer the documents described in subsection (A) of this section to another adoption agency in this state if the documents concern a matter that is open;

3. Notify the Department of the transfer of any documents to another adoption agency in this state; and

4. Notify all adoptive parents whose files the adoption agency is transferring to the Department or another adoption agency in this state of the transfer.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-9-229

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3524, effective 1/24/2016.