Ohio Code § 3107.49

§ 3107.49.

(A) A birth parent, or birth sibling age twenty-one or older, may submit a request to

the department of health for assistance in finding an adopted person's name by adoption.  The department shall examine the adopted person's adoption file to determine the

adopted person's name by adoption and provide the birth parent or birth sibling with

the adopted person's name by adoption if all of the following are the case: (1) The adopted person's adoption file contains a request submitted by the adopted person

under division (A) of section 3107.48 of the Revised Code that the department assist the birth parent or birth sibling in finding the adopted

person's name by adoption; (2) The adopted person was the child of the birth parent or sibling of the birth sibling

before the adoption; (3) In the case of a request by a birth parent, the court that issued the adopted person's

final decree of adoption sends the department, in accordance with division (B) of

this section, a notice stating that the birth parent's parental rights concerning

the adopted person were not involuntarily terminated pursuant to Chapter 2151. of

the Revised Code; (4) The request is in writing and includes the birth parent's or birth sibling's residence

address and notarized signature, one or more items of identification of the birth

parent or birth sibling, and the adopted person's name and date of birth as it appears

on the original birth record; (5) The department has an adoption file for the adopted person and is able to determine

the adopted person's name by adoption from the file's contents. (B) If a birth parent requests assistance from the department of health in finding an

adopted person's name by adoption, the department shall request the court that issued

the adopted person's final decree of adoption to determine whether the birth parent's

parental rights concerning the adopted person were involuntarily terminated pursuant

to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code.  The department shall provide to the court any information the department has and

the court needs to make the determination.  On request from the department, the court shall make the determination.  After making the determination, the court shall send a notice to the department

stating whether the birth parent's parental rights were so involuntarily terminated. (C) If a birth parent or birth sibling does not know all the information about the adopted

person that the department needs to be able to find the adopted person's adoption

file, the department shall, if it is known which court issued the adopted person's

final decree of adoption, ask the court to find the information about the adopted

person from its records.  The department shall provide to the court any information the department receives

from the birth parent or birth sibling that the court needs to find the information.  On the department's request, the court shall provide to the department any information

the court has that will aid the department in finding the adopted person's adoption

file. (D) If a birth parent or birth sibling is denied assistance in finding an adopted person's

name by adoption because the adopted person's adoption file does not contain a request

submitted by the adopted person under division (A) of section 3107.48 of the Revised Code , the department shall inform the birth parent or birth sibling that it will notify

the birth parent or birth sibling if the adopted person subsequently submits a request

under division (A) of section 3107.48 of the Revised Code and the birth parent or birth sibling submits to the department a request to be notified.  A birth parent or birth sibling who submits a request to be notified shall provide

the department the birth parent's or birth sibling's address and shall notify the

department of any change of address.  A birth parent or birth sibling who subsequently decides not to be notified may

submit a statement with the department for the department not to notify the birth

parent or birth sibling.  The department shall notify the birth parent or birth sibling if the adopted person

submits a request under division (A) of section 3107.48 of the Revised Code and the birth parent or birth sibling has submitted a request to be notified and

not subsequently submitted a statement not to be notified.