Indiana § 31-19-18-2 - Transmission of identifying and nonidentifying information; storage; affirmation
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§ 31-19-18-2. Transmission of identifying and nonidentifying information; storage; affirmation
Sec. 2. (a) The following persons may transmit identifying information and nonidentifying information to the state registrar for inclusion with the adoption history:
(1) An adoptee who is an adult.
(2) A birth parent.
(3) An adoptive parent.
(4) A pre-adoptive sibling who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(5) The spouse or relative of a deceased adoptee.
(6) The spouse or relative of a deceased birth parent.
(b) The state registrar shall store all information received under this section in a manner that is readily recoverable.
(c) Any transmission of information received under this section must include an affirmation by the person that:
(1) the information is true or that the person believes the information to be true; and
(2) the person is a person described in subsection (a).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-26.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.28; P.L.191-2011, SEC.15.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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