Ind. Code § 35-46-1-21

Unauthorized adoption advertising

Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →

Current — January 1, 2023

As of January 1, 2018

Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "advertisement" means any communication by any medium within the borders of Indiana, including print advertisements, digital advertisements, radio, television, and outdoor advertising signs.

(b) Except as provided in subsection ~~(e),~~ only a person that is an attorney licensed to practice law in Indiana or a child placing agency licensed under the laws of Indiana may place an advertisement that:

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), only a person that is an attorney licensed to practice law in Indiana or a child placing agency licensed under the laws of Indiana may place an advertisement that:

(1) a child is offered or wanted for adoption; or

(2) the person is able to place, locate, or receive a child for adoption.

(c) A person described in subsection (b) that places an advertisement in Indiana shall include the following in the advertisement:

(1) For an attorney licensed to practice law in Indiana, the person's attorney number.

(2) For a child placing agency licensed under the laws of Indiana, the number on the person's child placing agency license.

~~(d)~~ A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b) commits unauthorized adoption advertising, a Level 6 felony.

(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b) commits unauthorized adoption advertising, a Level 6 felony.

~~(e)~~ Subsection (b) may not be enforced ~~against a federal agency or the Indiana department of child services.~~

(d) Subsection (b) may not be enforced against:

(1) a federal agency;

(2) the Indiana department of child services; or

(3) an Indiana resident seeking to adopt a child on the resident's own behalf.

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