Indiana § 31-19-5-15 - Requests for search of registry by persons arranging adoption
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§ 31-19-5-15. Requests for search of registry by persons arranging adoption
Sec. 15. (a) An attorney or agency that arranges an adoption or may arrange an adoption may at any time request that the state department search the registry to determine whether a putative father:
(1) is registered in relation to a mother whose child is or may be the subject of an adoption; or
(2) has filed a petition to establish paternity.
(b) Whenever a petition for adoption is filed, the attorney or agency that arranges the adoption shall:
(1) request that the state department search the registry under this section at least one (1) day after the expiration of the period specified by section 12 of this chapter; and
(2) file an affidavit prepared by the state department under section 16 of this chapter in response to a request under subdivision (1) with the court presiding over the adoption under this article.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-14(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.15; P.L.1-2010, SEC.122; P.L.56-2023, SEC.274.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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