§ 16-37-2-10 — "DNA test"; additions or corrections to birth certificate; evidence

Indiana § 16-37-2-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 37: VITAL STATISTICS
• Ch. 2: Certification of Births

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(a) As used in this section, "DNA test"
means an identification process in which the unique genetic code of an
individual that is carried by the individual's deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA) is compared with the genetic codes of another individual.
(b) The state department may make additions to or corrections in a
certificate of birth on receipt of adequate documentary evidence,
including the results of a DNA test under subsection (c) or a paternity
affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter.
(c) The state department may make an addition to a birth certificate
based on the results of a DNA test only if:
(1) a father is not named on the birth certificate; and
(2) a citation to this subsection as the authority for the addition is
noted on the birth certificate.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.65; P.L.133-1995, SEC.16.