Indiana § 31-19-21-5 - Errors in execution of consent form
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§ 31-19-21-5. Errors in execution of consent form
Sec. 5. The state registrar may contact an adoptee or adoptive parent who submits a written consent under this chapter that is:
(1) incompletely; or
(2) inaccurately;
executed to inform the adoptee or adoptive parent regarding the error in the execution of the consent form.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-27(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.3-2016, SEC.10.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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