Indiana § 31-19-20-3 - Fees; disposition
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§ 31-19-20-3. Fees; disposition
Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana department of health may charge a reasonable fee for the state registrar's search for:
(1) further medical history information under section 2(a) of this chapter; or
(2) death certificates in the Indiana death registration system, including files sent through the STEVE system.
(b) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the adoption history fund established by IC 31-19-18-6 and must be used for the automation of adoption history information and death certificates and for improved service delivery.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-3-4-14(e); 31-3-4-28(k).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.190-2017, SEC.5; P.L.56-2023, SEC.289.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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