Indiana § 31-19-25-2.5 Release prohibited; request information; affidavit

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§ 31-19-25-2.5 — Release prohibited; request information; affidavit

Indiana § 31-19-25-2.5

Art. 19FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION

Ch. 25Release of Identifying Information; Requests for

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Ind. Code § 31-19-25-2.5 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), if an individual requests the release of identifying information under section 2 of this chapter regarding an adoptee who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age, the state registrar, the department, a local office, a licensed child placing agency, a professional health care provider, an attorney, and a court may not release identifying information under this chapter unless the adoptee's adoptive parent has submitted a written consent for the release of identifying information.

(b)The state registrar, the department, a local office, a licensed child placing agency, a professional health care provider, an attorney, and a court may not release identifying information under this chapter if the request for the release of identifying information i

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5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
if an individual requests the release of identifying information under
section 2 of this chapter regarding an adoptee who is less than
twenty-one (21) years of age, the state registrar, the department, a local
office, a licensed child placing agency, a professional health care
provider, an attorney, and a court may not release identifying
information under this chapter unless the adoptee's adoptive parent has
submitted a written consent for the release of identifying information.
(b) The state registrar, the department, a local office, a licensed
child placing agency, a professional health care provider, an attorney,
and a court may not release identifying information under this chapter
if the request for the release of identifying information involves an
adoptee to whom both of the following apply:
(1) The adoptee is less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(2) The adoptee's name is on the list provided to the Indiana
department of health under IC 31-25-2-22.
(c) A licensed child placing agency, a professional health care
provider, an attorney, and a court:
(1) may request that the Indiana department of health search the
list provided under IC 31-25-2-22 to determine whether an
adoptee's name is on the list; and
(2) shall, at the time of the request, provide:
(A) the name of the adoptee at the time parental rights were
terminated; and
(B) an affidavit under penalty of perjury affirming that the
licensed child placing agency, professional health care
provider, attorney, or court is seeking information regarding the
adoptee for the purpose of providing identifying information
under this chapter.
(d) Not later than five (5) days after the Indiana department of
health receives a request and affidavit under subsection (c), the Indiana
department of health shall submit an affidavit to the child placing
agency, professional health care provider, attorney, or court verifying
whether the adoptee's name is on the list provided under IC 31-25-2-22.