Ind. Code § 31-19-5-14

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 31-19-5-14 - Public notice of purpose and operation of registry
(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.

IC 31-19-5-14

Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-13(b), (c).

Amended by P.L. 56-2023,SEC. 273, eff. 7/1/2023.
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.11.