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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB502,1 1Section 1. 48.433 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB502,3,62 48.433 (2) Any birth parent whose rights have been terminated in this state
3at any time, or who has consented to the adoption of his or her child in this state

1before February 1, 1982, may file with the department, or agency contracted with
2under sub. (11), an affidavit authorizing the department or agency to provide the
3child with his or her original birth certificate and with any other available
4information about the birth parent's identity and location. An affidavit filed under
5this subsection may be revoked at any time by notifying the department or agency
6in writing.
AB502,2 7Section 2. 48.433 (3) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
8renumbered 48.433 (3) and amended to read:
AB502,3,149 48.433 (3) Any person 18 years of age or over whose birth parent's rights have
10been terminated in this state or who has been adopted in this state with the consent
11of his or her birth parent or parents before February 1, 1982, may request the
12department, or agency contracted with under sub. (11), to provide the person with
13the following: (b) Any any available information regarding the identity and location
14of his or her birth parents.
AB502,3 15Section 3. 48.433 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB502,4 16Section 4. 48.433 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB502,3,2517 48.433 (8) (a) If a birth parent is known to be deceased, the department, or
18agency contracted with under sub. (11), shall so inform the requester. The
19department or agency shall provide the requester with the identity of the deceased
20parent. If both birth parents are known to be deceased, the department or agency
21shall provide the requester with his or her original birth certificate.
If only one birth
22parent is known to be deceased, the department or agency shall provide the requester
23with his or her original birth certificate and any available information it has on file
24regarding the identity and location of the other birth parent if the other birth parent
25has filed an unrevoked affidavit under sub. (2).
AB502,5
1Section 5. 69.14 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 69.14 (3) (c) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
AB502,4,83 69.14 (3) (c) (intro.) If at any time after a birth record is filed for a registrant
4under this subsection a birth record filed for the registrant at the time of birth of the
5registrant is found or the registrant is adopted and the adoptive parents sign a birth
6record giving their names as the adoptive parents, the state registrar shall impound
7the birth record filed under this subsection and prohibit access thereto, except by
8under any of the following circumstances:
AB502,4,9 91. In response to a court order or except by.
AB502,4,10 102. To the state registrar for processing purposes.
AB502,6 11Section 6. 69.14 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB502,4,1312 69.14 (3) (c) 3. Providing an unaltered uncertified copy of the record to the
13registrant in accordance with s. 69.21 (2) (bm).
AB502,7 14Section 7. 69.15 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 69.15 (6) (b) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
AB502,4,2016 69.15 (6) (b) (intro.) The state registrar shall register a new record created
17under this section and shall impound the original record or the record registered
18under sub. (5) and all correspondence, affidavits, court orders and other related
19materials and prohibit access thereto, except by under any of the following
20circumstances:
AB502,4,21 211. In response to a court order or except by.
AB502,4,22 222. To the state registrar for processing purposes or except when.
AB502,4,23 233. A disclosure authorized under ss. s. 48.432 and 48.433.
AB502,5,3
1(bm) The state registrar shall send notice of any new record registered under
2this section to the local registrar who filed the original record. Upon notification, the
3local registrar shall destroy his or her copy of the original record.
AB502,8 4Section 8. 69.15 (6) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB502,5,65 69.15 (6) (b) 4. Providing an uncertified copy of the record to the registrant in
6accordance with s. 69.21 (2) (bm).
AB502,9 7Section 9. 69.21 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB502,5,138 69.21 (2) (bm) 1. If a registrant is 18 years of age or older and is the subject of
9a birth record that was impounded under s. 69.14 (3) (c) or 69.15 (6) (b), the state
10registrar shall, upon request by the registrant, provide the registrant with
11unrestricted access to the registrant's unaltered birth record impounded under s.
1269.14 (3) (c) or 69.15 (6) (b) and issue to the registrant an uncertified copy of the
13registrant's unaltered birth record impounded under s. 69.14 (3) (c) or 69.15 (6) (b).
AB502,5,1614 2. When issuing an uncertified copy of a birth record to a registrant under subd.
151., the state registrar shall inform the registrant of the provisions of ss. 48.432 and
1648.433.
AB502,10 17Section 10. 69.22 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB502,5,2118 69.22 (1) (b) Except as provided under par. (c), $20 for issuing an uncertified
19copy of a vital record issued under s. 69.21 (2) (a) or , (b), or (bm), $7 for verifying
20information about the event submitted by a requester without issuance of a copy, and
21$3 for any additional copy of the same vital record issued at the same time.
AB502,11 22Section 11. Initial applicability.
AB502,6,223 (1) The treatment of ss. 69.21 (2) (bm) and 69.22 (1) (b), the renumbering and
24amendment of ss. 69.14 (3) (c) and 69.15 (6) (b), and the creation of ss. 69.14 (3) (c)

13. and 69.15 (6) (b) 4. first apply to a request made for an uncertified copy of a birth
2record on the effective date of this subsection.
AB502,6,33 (End)
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