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US Adoption
Laws by State
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
| Mississippi Code of 1972
(1999), Sections 93-17-1 to 93-17-223 |
| http://www.ls.state.ms |
Reference Bureau
(601) 359-3135 |
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
| Nevada Revised Statutes
(1999), Sections 127.003 to 127.186; 127.220 to 127.420 |
| http://www.leg.state.nv.us |
Publications Section
Legislative Counsel Bureau
(775) 684-6835 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
| New Hampshire Revised
Statutes (1999), Sections 170-B:1 to 170-B:26 |
| http://www.state.nh.us |
Reference and Information
Services
State Library
(603) 271-2239 |
NEW JERSEY
| New Jersey Revised
Statutes (1999), Sections 9:3-38 to 9:3-55 |
| http://www.njleg.state.nj.us |
Legislative Information and
Bill Room
State House Annex
(609) 292-6395 |
NEW MEXICO
| New Mexico Statutes
(1999), Sections 32A-5-1 to 32A-5-45 |
| http://legis.state.nm.us |
Legislative Council Services
(ask for library)
(505) 986-4600 |
NEW YORK
| New York State
Consolidated Laws, Domestic Relations Chapter 14, Article 7, Title
1-4; Social Services Chapter 55, Article 6, Title 1, Sections
372-374a; Public Health Chapter 45, Article 41, Title 3, Section 4138 |
| http://assembly.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/claws |
NORTH CAROLINA
| North Carolina General
Statutes (1999), Sections 48-1-100 to 48-4-105; 48-6-100 to 48-6-102;
48-9-101 to 48-10-105 |
| http://www.ncga.state.nc.us |
Printed Bills Room
State Legislative Building
(919) 733-5648 |
NORTH DAKOTA
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
OHIO
| Ohio Revised Code (1999),
Sections 3107.01 to 3107.99 |
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Bill Room
Legislative Services Commission
(614) 466-9745 |
OKLAHOMA
| Oklahoma Statutes
Annotated (1999), Title 10, Sections 7501-1.1 to 7506-1.2; 7509-1.1 to
7510-3.3 |
| http://www.lsb.state.ok.us |
Bill Distribution
State Capitol
(405) 521-5515 |
OREGON
| Oregon Revised Statutes
(1999), Sections 109.304 to 109.507; 432.425 to 432.420 |
| http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors |
Legislative Council
State Capitol
(503) 986-1243 |
PENNSYLVANIA
| Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes (1999), Title 23, Sections 2101 to 2910 |
| http://www.legis.state.pa.us/ |
Legislative
Reference
State Capitol Building
(717) 787-7385 |
PUERTO RICO
| Puerto Rico Laws, Title
31, Sections 531 to 539; Title 32, Sections 2691 to 2699 |
| (787) 724-3889 |
RHODE ISLAND
| General Laws of Rhode
Island (1999), Sections 15-7-2 to 15-7-26; 15-7.1-1 to 15-7.1-4;
15-7.2-1 to 15-7.2-15 |
| http://www.rilin.state.ri.us |
Public Information Center
Library
(401) 222-2473 |
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
| Texas Family Code (1999),
Sections 162.001 to 162.025; 162.101 to 162.107; 162.201 to 162.206;
162.301 to 162.309; 162.401 to 162.422 |
| http://www.capitol.state.tx.us |
| Local County Library |
UTAH
VERMONT
| Vermont Statutes (1999),
Title 15A, Sections 1-101 to 4-113; 6-102 to 7-105 |
| http://www.leg.state.vt.us/ |
Legislative Council
(802) 828-2231 |
VIRGINIA
| Code of Virginia (1999),
Sections 63.1-219.7 to 63.1-238.01 |
| http://legis.state.va.us |
Legislative Information
(804) 698-1500 |
VIRGIN ISLANDS
| Virgin Islands Code,
Title 16, Sections 141-144 |
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
1 There is some Federal statutory
and constitutional law pertaining to adoptions, in such areas as adoption
subsidies, adoption of Native American children, and the rights of unwed or
putative fathers.
This information is provided by the NAIC
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