Sec. 9. (a) The clerk of the court shall:

(1) make and keep an index record to be known as the birth certificate record; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-28-1-9

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) enter the judgment and decree into the proper index of the record.

     (b) The clerk shall also send a certified copy of the judgment and decree to the division of vital records, Indiana department of health, Indianapolis, Indiana. The judgment and decree shall be considered to be a delayed certificate of birth under IC 16-37-2.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-3-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.309.