Indiana Code 31-19-5-14. Public notice of purpose and operation of registry
(1) clerk of a circuit court;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-19-5-14
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(3) hospital; and
(4) local health department;
shall post in a conspicuous place a notice that informs the public about the purpose and operation of the registry.
(b) The notice under subsection (a) must include information regarding the following:
(1) Where to obtain a registration form.
(2) Where to register.
(3) The circumstances under which a putative father is required to register.
(4) When under section 12 of this chapter a putative father is required to register to entitle the putative father to notice of an adoption.
(5) The consequences of not submitting a timely registration.
(c) Failure to post a proper notice under this section does not relieve a putative father of the obligation to register with the state department in accordance with this chapter to entitle the putative father to notice of the adoption of a child who may have been conceived by the putative father.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-13(b), (c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.273.