Indiana § 31-19-12-4 Adoption records for individuals born outside Indiana

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-19-12-4 — Adoption records for individuals born outside Indiana

Indiana § 31-19-12-4

Art. 19FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION

Ch. 12Record of Adoption

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Ind. Code § 31-19-12-4 (2026).

Text

(a)When the Indiana department of health receives from a court a record of:

(1)adoption; or

(2)annulment, revocation, or amendment of adoption; for an individual born outside of Indiana, the Indiana department of health shall forward the record to the appropriate registration authority.

(b)If the registration authority fails to supply a certificate of birth in the adoptive status after the expiration of ninety (90) days after the receipt of the record of adoption, the Indiana department of health shall create a delayed registration record of birth in the adoptive status when requested. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(d).]

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(a) When the Indiana department of health
receives from a court a record of:
(1) adoption; or
(2) annulment, revocation, or amendment of adoption;
for an individual born outside of Indiana, the Indiana department of
health shall forward the record to the appropriate registration authority.
(b) If the registration authority fails to supply a certificate of birth
in the adoptive status after the expiration of ninety (90) days after the
receipt of the record of adoption, the Indiana department of health shall
create a delayed registration record of birth in the adoptive status when
requested.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(d).]