Section 31-11-4-18 - Records of marriage; paper or electronic forms; index(a) The clerk of the circuit court shall forward records of marriage to the Indiana department of health on at least a monthly basis. A clerk:(1) may forward a record of marriage to the Indiana department of health in: (B) an electronic form by using: (i) an automated system developed by the office of judicial administration; or(ii) another automated system approved by the Indiana department of health; and(2) who forwards a record of marriage to the Indiana department of health in an electronic form is not required to forward the record of marriage to the Indiana department of health in a paper form.(b) The Indiana department of health shall:(1) prescribe a form for recording marriages;(2) accept a court order under section 17 of this chapter (or IC 31-7-3-15.5 before its repeal) in place of a marriage certificate;(3) prepare an annual index of all marriages solemnized in Indiana and furnish at least one (1) index to the Indiana state library; and(4) furnish reports on records of marriage published by the Indiana department of health to the Indiana state library.Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-3-16 part.
Amended by P.L. 56-2023,SEC. 258, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by P.L. 161-2018,SEC. 37, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by P.L. 22-2012, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.3.