Sec. 4. When the Indiana department of health establishes a new certificate of birth following an adoption, each local health department in Indiana having custody of the replaced certificate of birth shall:

(1) seal the replaced certificate from inspection; or

(2) surrender the replaced certificate to the Indiana department of health;

as the Indiana department of health directs.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(h).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.288.