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Ind. Code § 31-19-5-14

Public notice of purpose and operation of registry

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11

Sec. 14. (a) Each:

(1) clerk of a circuit court;

(2) branch office of the bureau of motor vehicles;

(3) hospital; and

(4) local health department;

shall post in a conspicuous place a notice that informs the public about the purpose and operation of the registry.

(b) The notice under subsection (a) must include information regarding the following:

(1) Where to obtain a registration form.

(2) Where to register.

(3) The circumstances under which a putative father is required to register.

(4) When under section 12 of this chapter a putative father is required to register to entitle the putative father to notice of an adoption.

(5) The consequences of not submitting a timely registration.

(c) Failure to post a proper notice under this section does not relieve a putative father of the obligation to register with the state department in accordance with this chapter to entitle the putative father to notice of the adoption of a child who may have been conceived by the putative father.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.