§ 31-19-5-15 — Requests for search of registry by persons arranging adoption

(a) An attorney or agency that arranges an
adoption or may arrange an adoption may at any time request that the
state department search the registry to determine whether a putative
father:
(1) is registered in relation to a mother whose child is or may be
the subject of an adoption; or
(2) has filed a petition to establish paternity.
(b) Whenever a petition for adoption is filed, the attorney or agency
that arranges the adoption shall:
(1) request that the state department search the registry under this
section at least one (1) day after the expiration of the period
specified by section 12 of this chapter; and
(2) file an affidavit prepared by the state department under section
16 of this chapter in response to a request under subdivision (1)
with the court presiding over the adoption under this article.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-14(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.15; P.L.1-2010, SEC.122; P.L.56-2023, SEC.274.