Indiana § 31-19-12-2 - Information for new birth records
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§ 31-19-12-2. Information for new birth records
Sec. 2. (a) The official decree of each:
(1) adoption; or
(2) annulment or revocation of adoption;
that is provided to the clerk of the circuit court for the official order book record must set forth all pertinent information that is necessary to make possible the establishment of the birth records prescribed by section 1 of this chapter.
(b) The completion of the record is a prerequisite to the issuance of a certificate of final adoption by the court.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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