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Dates of Adoption

Chronological Order

Jurisdiction Date of Adoption
New Jersey 7/12/84
Arizona 9/7/84
Montana 6/6/85
Minnesota 6/13/85
Washington 7/25/85
Missouri 8/7/85
Delaware 9/12/85
North Carolina 10/7/85
Arkansas 12/16/85
New Hampshire 1/16/86
Nevada 1/26/86
Maryland 4/15/86
Connecticut 6/23/86
New Mexico 6/26/86
Florida 7/17/86
Idaho 9/3/86
Wyoming 11/7/86
Indiana 11/25/86
Louisiana 12/18/86
Mississippi 2/18/87
Utah 3/20/87
North Dakota 5/6/87
Wisconsin 6/10/87
Pennsylvania 10/16/87
South Dakota 12/15/87
Kansas 1/29/88
Oklahoma 3/10/88
Michigan 3/11/88
West Virginia 6/30/88
Rhode Island 11/1/88
Kentucky 6/12/89
Texas 6/20/89
South Carolina 1/9/90
Illinois 2/8/90
District of Columbia 3/1/90
Alabama 5/2/90
Virgin Islands 1/28/91
Colorado 5/7/92
Alaska 4/14/93
Hawaii 12/6/93
Massachusetts 6/9/97
Virginia 1/25/99
Vermont 3/9/99
Georgia 6/12/00
Tennessee 8/27/02
Oregon 1/1/05
Iowa 4/20/05
Nebraska 6/8/05
Ohio 8/1/06

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