(1) Notwithstanding Section 78A-6-114, court hearings in adoption cases may be closed to the public upon request of a party to the adoption petition and upon court approval. In a closed hearing, only the following individuals may be admitted: (a) a party to the proceeding; (b) the adoptee; (c) a representative of an agency having custody of the adoptee; (d) in a hearing to relinquish parental rights, the individual whose rights are to be relinquished and invitees of that individual to provide emotional support; (e) in a hearing on the termination of parental rights, the individual whose rights may be terminated; (f) in a hearing on a petition to intervene, the proposed intervenor; (g) in a hearing to finalize an adoption, invitees of the petitioner; and (h) other individuals for good cause, upon order of the court.

(a) a party to the proceeding;

(b) the adoptee;

(c) a representative of an agency having custody of the adoptee;

(d) in a hearing to relinquish parental rights, the individual whose rights are to be relinquished and invitees of that individual to provide emotional support;

(e) in a hearing on the termination of parental rights, the individual whose rights may be terminated;

(f) in a hearing on a petition to intervene, the proposed intervenor;

(g) in a hearing to finalize an adoption, invitees of the petitioner; and

(h) other individuals for good cause, upon order of the court.

(2) An adoption document and any other documents filed in connection with a petition for adoption are sealed.

(3) The documents described in Subsection (2) may only be open to inspection and copying: (a) in accordance with Subsection (5)(a), by a party to the adoption proceeding: (i) while the proceeding is pending; or (ii) within six months after the day on which the adoption decree is entered; (b) subject to Subsection (5)(b), if a court enters an order permitting access to the documents by an individual who has appealed the denial of that individual's motion to intervene; (c) upon order of the court expressly permitting inspection or copying, after good cause has been shown; (d) as provided under Section 78B-6-144; (e) when the adoption document becomes public on the one hundredth anniversary of the date the final decree of adoption was entered; (f) when the birth certificate becomes public on the one hundredth anniversary of the date of birth; (g) to a mature adoptee or a parent who adopted the mature adoptee, without a court order, unless the final decree of adoption is entered by the juvenile court under Subsection 78B-6-115(3)(b); or (h) to an adult adoptee, to the extent permitted under Subsection (4).

(a) in accordance with Subsection (5)(a), by a party to the adoption proceeding: (i) while the proceeding is pending; or (ii) within six months after the day on which the adoption decree is entered;

(i) while the proceeding is pending; or

(ii) within six months after the day on which the adoption decree is entered;

(b) subject to Subsection (5)(b), if a court enters an order permitting access to the documents by an individual who has appealed the denial of that individual's motion to intervene;

(c) upon order of the court expressly permitting inspection or copying, after good cause has been shown;

(d) as provided under Section 78B-6-144;

(e) when the adoption document becomes public on the one hundredth anniversary of the date the final decree of adoption was entered;

(f) when the birth certificate becomes public on the one hundredth anniversary of the date of birth;

(g) to a mature adoptee or a parent who adopted the mature adoptee, without a court order, unless the final decree of adoption is entered by the juvenile court under Subsection 78B-6-115(3)(b); or

(h) to an adult adoptee, to the extent permitted under Subsection (4).

(4) (a) For an adoption finalized on or after January 1, 2016, a birth parent may elect, on a written consent form provided by the office, to permit identifying information about the birth parent to be made available for inspection by an adult adoptee. (b) A birth parent may, at any time, file a written document with the office to: (i) change the election described in Subsection (4)(a); or (ii) elect to make other information about the birth parent, including an updated medical history, available for inspection by an adult adoptee. (c) A birth parent may not access any identifying information or an adoption document under this Subsection (4).

(a) For an adoption finalized on or after January 1, 2016, a birth parent may elect, on a written consent form provided by the office, to permit identifying information about the birth parent to be made available for inspection by an adult adoptee.

(b) A birth parent may, at any time, file a written document with the office to: (i) change the election described in Subsection (4)(a); or (ii) elect to make other information about the birth parent, including an updated medical history, available for inspection by an adult adoptee.

(i) change the election described in Subsection (4)(a); or

(ii) elect to make other information about the birth parent, including an updated medical history, available for inspection by an adult adoptee.

(c) A birth parent may not access any identifying information or an adoption document under this Subsection (4).

(5) (a) An individual who files a motion to intervene in an adoption proceeding: (i) is not a party to the adoption proceeding, unless the motion to intervene is granted; and (ii) may not be granted access to the documents described in Subsection (2), unless the motion to intervene is granted. (b) An order described in Subsection (3)(b) shall: (i) prohibit the individual described in Subsection (3)(b) from inspecting a document described in Subsection (2) that contains identifying information of the adoptive or prospective adoptive parent; and (ii) permit the individual described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) to review a copy of a document described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) after the identifying information described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) is redacted from the document.

(a) An individual who files a motion to intervene in an adoption proceeding: (i) is not a party to the adoption proceeding, unless the motion to intervene is granted; and (ii) may not be granted access to the documents described in Subsection (2), unless the motion to intervene is granted.

(i) is not a party to the adoption proceeding, unless the motion to intervene is granted; and

(ii) may not be granted access to the documents described in Subsection (2), unless the motion to intervene is granted.

(b) An order described in Subsection (3)(b) shall: (i) prohibit the individual described in Subsection (3)(b) from inspecting a document described in Subsection (2) that contains identifying information of the adoptive or prospective adoptive parent; and (ii) permit the individual described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) to review a copy of a document described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) after the identifying information described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) is redacted from the document.

(i) prohibit the individual described in Subsection (3)(b) from inspecting a document described in Subsection (2) that contains identifying information of the adoptive or prospective adoptive parent; and

(ii) permit the individual described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) to review a copy of a document described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) after the identifying information described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) is redacted from the document.