Tennessee § 36-1-149 Confidential adoption record as public records and open to inspection after 100 years have elapsed

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§ 36-1-149 — Confidential adoption record as public records and open to inspection after 100 years have elapsed

Tennessee § 36-1-149

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-149 (2026).

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Notwithstanding § 36-1-102 , § 36-1-125 , § 36-1-126 , § 36-1-127 , § 68-3-313 , or another law to the contrary, all adoption records, sealed adoption records, and unsealed adoption records deemed to be confidential pursuant to this part will be a public record and open to inspection when one hundred (100) years have elapsed since the date the adoption was finalized. If an adoption was not finalized, or the date the adoption was finalized is not clearly indicated in the adoption record, then the adoption record will be a public record and open to inspection when one hundred (100) years have elapsed since the creation of the oldest dated item in the adoption record.

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Notwithstanding § 36-1-102 , § 36-1-125 , § 36-1-126 , § 36-1-127 , § 68-3-313 , or another law to the contrary, all adoption records, sealed adoption records, and unsealed adoption records deemed to be confidential pursuant to this part will be a public record and open to inspection when one hundred (100) years have elapsed since the date the adoption was finalized. If an adoption was not finalized, or the date the adoption was finalized is not clearly indicated in the adoption record, then the adoption record will be a public record and open to inspection when one hundred (100) years have elapsed since the creation of the oldest dated item in the adoption record.