Indiana § 16-37-1-12 Fraud; felony

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-37-1-12 — Fraud; felony

Indiana § 16-37-1-12

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 37VITAL STATISTICS

Ch. 1General Provisions

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Ind. Code § 16-37-1-12 (2026).

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A person who, with intent to defraud:

(1)makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to a local health officer or to the state registrar for a certified copy of a birth certificate;

(2)makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to the state registrar for permission to inspect public birth records held by the state registrar;

(3)alters, counterfeits, or mutilates a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a local health officer or by the state registrar; or

(4)uses an altered, a counterfeit, or a mutilated certified copy of a birth certificate; commits a Level 6 felony. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-19-6.]

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A person who, with intent to defraud:
(1) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to a local
health officer or to the state registrar for a certified copy of a birth
certificate;
(2) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to the state
registrar for permission to inspect public birth records held by the
state registrar;
(3) alters, counterfeits, or mutilates a certified copy of a birth
certificate issued by a local health officer or by the state registrar;
or
(4) uses an altered, a counterfeit, or a mutilated certified copy of
a birth certificate;
commits a Level 6 felony.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-19-6.]