§ 34-28-2-3 — Notice of petition

Indiana § 34-28-2-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 28: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS: MISCELLANEOUS
• Ch. 2: Change of Name

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(a) Upon filing a petition for a name change,
the applicant shall give notice of the petition as follows:
(1) By three (3) weekly publications in a newspaper of general
circulation published in the county in which the petition is filed
in court.
(2) If no newspaper is published in the county in which the
petition is filed, the applicant shall give notice in a newspaper
published nearest to that county in an adjoining county.
(3) The last weekly publication shall be published not less than
thirty (30) days before the day the petition will be heard as
indicated in the notice.
(b) In the case of a petition described in section 2(b) of this chapter,
the notice required by this section must include the following:
(1) The name of the petitioner.
(2) The name of the minor child whose name is to be changed.
(3) The new name desired.
(4) The name of the court in which the action is pending.
(5) The date on which the petition was filed.
(6) A statement that any person has the right to appear at the
hearing and to file objections.
(c) Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, in the case of
a person who has had a felony conviction within ten (10) years before
filing a petition for a change of name, at least thirty (30) days before
the hearing the petitioner must give notice of the filing of the petition
to:
(1) the sheriff of the county in which the petitioner resides;
(2) the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the petitioner
resides; and
(3) the Indiana central repository for criminal history information.
(d) The notice given to the Indiana central repository for criminal
history information under subsection (c) must include the petitioner's
full current name, requested name change, date of birth, address,
physical description, and a full set of classifiable fingerprints.
(e) The Indiana central repository for criminal history information
shall forward a copy of any criminal records of the petitioner to the
court for the court's information.
(f) A copy of the court decree granting or denying such a petition
shall be sent to the Indiana state police.
(g) A person who violates subsection (c) commits a Class A
misdemeanor.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-6-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.18-1998, SEC.3; P.L.1-1999, SEC.72; P.L.61-2010, SEC.3.