Indiana § 31-19-13-1 New certificate of birth

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-19-13-1 — New certificate of birth

Indiana § 31-19-13-1

Art. 19FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION

Ch. 13Establishment of New Birth Certificate Following

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 31-19-13-1 (2026).

Text

(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), the Indiana department of health shall establish a new certificate of birth for an individual born in Indiana upon a receipt of an official report that the individual has been adopted.

(b)The Indiana department of health shall not establish a new certificate of birth following an adoption if:

(1)the court decreeing the adoption;

(2)the adoptive parents; or

(3)the adopted individual; so requests.

(c)A new certificate of birth established under this section must show the actual place and date of birth. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(e).]

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Indiana department of health shall establish a new certificate of birth
for an individual born in Indiana upon a receipt of an official report that
the individual has been adopted.
(b) The Indiana department of health shall not establish a new
certificate of birth following an adoption if:
(1) the court decreeing the adoption;
(2) the adoptive parents; or
(3) the adopted individual;
so requests.
(c) A new certificate of birth established under this section must
show the actual place and date of birth.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(e).]