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IN Code § 31-19-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-7. Information Maintained in Registry; Father's Agent for Notice

Sec. 7. (a) The state department of health shall maintain the following information in the registry:(1) The putative father's:(A) name;(B) address at which the putative father may be served with notice of an adoption under IC 31-19-2.5-6;(C) Social Security number; and(D) date of birth.(2) The mother's:(A) name, including all other names known to the putative father that the mother uses, if known;(B) address, if known;(C) Social Security number, if known; and(D) date of birth, if known.(3) The child's:(A) name, if known; and(B) place of birth, if known.(4) The date that the state department of health receives a putative father's registration.(5) The:(A) name of an attorney or agency that requests the state department to search the registry under section 15 of this chapter to determine whether a putative father is registered in relation to a mother whose child is or may be the subject of an adoption; and(B) date that the attorney or agency submits a request as provided under this subdivision.(6) Any notice of a filing of a petition to establish paternity as described in IC 31-14-9-0.5.(7) Any other information that the state department determines is necessary to access the information in the registry.(b) If a putative father does not have an address where the putative father is able to be served with notice of an adoption, the putative father may designate another person as an agent for the purpose of being served with notice of adoption. The putative father must provide the department with the agent's name and the address at which the agent may be served. Service of notice upon the agent under IC 31-19-2.5-6 constitutes service of notice upon the putative father. If notice of an adoption may not be served on the agent under IC 31-19-2.5-6 as provided by this subsection, further notice of the adoption to the agent or to the putative father is not necessary.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-9.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.16; P.L.58-2009, SEC.13; P.L.203-2021, SEC.16.
IN Code § 31-19-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-8. Registry Data Access Points

Sec. 8. The state department of health shall store the registry's data to make the data accessible under the following:(1) The putative father's name.(2) The mother's name.(3) The child's name, if known.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-10.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-9. Information Supplied

Sec. 9. (a) A putative father who registers under this chapter shall provide to the state department of health the following:(1) The putative father's:(A) name;(B) address at which the putative father may be served with notice of an adoption under Rule 4.1 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure;(C) Social Security number; and(D) date of birth.(2) The mother's name, including all other names known to the putative father that the mother uses.(3) Any other information described under section 7 of this chapter that is known to the putative father.(b) A clerk of the court shall provide to the state department of health the notice required to be prepared under IC 31-14-9-0.5.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-11(a).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 31-19-5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-10. Registration Form

Sec. 10. A putative father shall register under this chapter on a registration form prescribed by the state department of health. The registration form must be signed by the putative father and notarized.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-11(b).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-11. Verification; Amendment of Information

Sec. 11. A putative father who registers under this chapter is responsible for:(1) verifying with the state department of health the accuracy of the registration; and(2) submitting to the state department of health an amended registration each time the information supplied by the putative father changes;during the period specified by section 12 of this chapter.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-11(c).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-12. Time of Registration

Sec. 12. (a) To be entitled to notice of an adoption under IC 31-19-3 or IC 31-19-4, a putative father must register with the state department of health under section 5 of this chapter not later than:(1) thirty (30) days after the child's birth; or(2) the earlier of the date of the filing of a petition for the:(A) child's adoption; or(B) termination of the parent-child relationship between the child and the child's mother;whichever occurs later.(b) A putative father may register under subsection (a) before the child's birth.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-12.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.146-2007, SEC.9.
IN Code § 31-19-5-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-13. Availability of Registration Forms

Sec. 13. The state department of health shall:(1) prescribe a registration form for the information that a putative father submits under section 9 of this chapter; and(2) make the registration forms available through:(A) the state department;(B) each clerk of a circuit court; and(C) each local health department.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-13(a).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-14. Public Notice of Purpose and Operation of Registry

Sec. 14. (a) Each:(1) clerk of a circuit court;(2) branch office of the bureau of motor vehicles;(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 of health 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.
IN Code § 31-19-5-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|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 of health 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 of health 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 of health 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.
IN Code § 31-19-5-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-16. Affidavit of Registry Search; Copy of Notice of Filing of Petition to Establish Paternity

Sec. 16. (a) Not later than five (5) days after receiving a request under section 15 of this chapter, the state department of health shall submit an affidavit to the attorney or agency verifying whether a putative father:(1) is registered within the period specified by section 12 of this chapter in relation to a mother whose child is the subject of the adoption that the attorney or agency is arranging; or(2) has filed a petition to establish paternity.(b) Whenever the state department of health finds that one (1) or more putative fathers are registered, the state department shall:(1) submit a copy of each registration form with the state department's affidavit; and(2) include in the affidavit the date that the attorney or agency submits the request for a search that relates to the affidavit.(c) Whenever the state department of health finds that one (1) or more putative fathers have filed a petition to establish paternity, the state department of health shall:(1) submit a copy of each notice prepared by the clerk of the court under IC 31-14-9-0.5 with the state department of health's affidavit; and(2) include in the affidavit the date the attorney or agency submitted the request for the search that relates to the affidavit.(d) A court may not grant an adoption unless the state department's affidavit under this section is filed with the court as provided under IC 31-19-11-1(a)(4).[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-14(b).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.16; P.L.1-2010, SEC.123.
IN Code § 31-19-5-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-17. Departmental Responsibilities Upon Request for Registry Search

Sec. 17. Whenever the state department of health receives a request under section 15 of this chapter, the state department shall:(1) search the state department's records of paternity determinations and notices of filings of petitions to establish paternity filed under IC 31-14-9-2; and(2) notify the attorney or agency, in compliance with IC 31-19-6, as to whether a record of a paternity determination or a notice of a filing of a petition to establish paternity has been filed concerning a child who is or may be the subject of an adoption that the attorney or agency is arranging.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-15.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.17.
IN Code § 31-19-5-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-18. Waiver of Notice Rights of Unregistered Putative Fathers; Irrevocably Implied Consent to Adoption

Sec. 18. A putative father who fails to register within the period specified by section 12 of this chapter waives notice of an adoption proceeding. The putative father's waiver under this section constitutes an irrevocably implied consent to the child's adoption.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-16.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-19. Revocation of Registration

Sec. 19. A putative father may revoke a registration at any time by submitting a signed, notarized statement revoking the registration.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-17.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-20. Methods of Submitting Registration

Sec. 20. A putative father must submit a registration under this chapter:(1) in person; or(2) by:(A) facsimile transmission;(B) mail;(C) private courier; or(D) express delivery service.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-18(a).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-21. Request for Certified Copy of Registration or for Information; Request for Copy of Notice of Filing of Petition to Establish Paternity; Persons Qualified to Apply

Sec. 21. (a) Subject to subsection (b), upon written request by:(1) a putative father;(2) a mother;(3) a child;(4) any party or attorney of record in a pending adoption;(5) an attorney who represents:(A) prospective adoptive parents;(B) petitioners in an adoption;(C) a mother;(D) a putative father; or(E) a licensed child placing agency;(6) a licensed child placing agency that represents:(A) prospective adoptive parents;(B) petitioners in an adoption;(C) a mother; or(D) a putative father; or(7) a court that presides over a pending adoption;the state department of health shall furnish a certified copy of a putative father's registration form and a copy of any notice of a filing of a petition to establish paternity prepared under IC 31-14-9-0.5.(b) The state department may release the certified copy of the registration form to a person under subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3) only if the information contained in the registration form names the requesting person.(c) A person listed under subsection (a), who requests information about a registration from the state department, must do the following:(1) Submit the request in writing.(2) Under the penalties of perjury, state that the requesting person is entitled to receive the information under this chapter.(3) Submit the request in a manner described by section 20(1) or 20(2) of this chapter.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-3-1.5-18(b); 31-3-1.5-19.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.18.
IN Code § 31-19-5-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-22. Timeliness of Responses to Requests; Fees

Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in section 16 of this chapter, the state department of health shall immediately respond to requests regarding registrations under this chapter:(1) in writing; and(2) in a manner described by section 20 of this chapter.(b) The state department may charge a fee for responding to a request under this section, unless the state department mails the department's response.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-18(c).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-23. Confidentiality of Registry Information

Sec. 23. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, information contained within the registry is confidential.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-20.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-24. Registering False Information

Sec. 24. A person who knowingly or intentionally registers false information under this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-21(a).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-5-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry|31-19-5-25. Release or Request for Confidential Information

Sec. 25. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally releases or requests confidential information in violation of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.(b) It is a defense under this section if the state registrar releases confidential information while acting:(1) in good faith; and(2) with reasonable diligence.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-21(b).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 6. Search of Paternity Records and Putative Father Registry|31-19-6-1. Request for Search of Records Pending Adoption Proceedings

Sec. 1. An attorney or agency that arranges an adoption or may arrange an adoption may at any time request that the state department of health search the state department's records of:(1) paternity determinations to determine whether a man's paternity of a child has been established in relation to a child who is or may be the subject of an adoption; and(2) notices of filings of petitions to establish paternity.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-10.5(d).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.19.
IN Code § 31-19-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 6. Search of Paternity Records and Putative Father Registry|31-19-6-2. Response to Search Request

Sec. 2. Not later than five (5) days after receiving a request under section 1 of this chapter, the state department of health shall:(1) submit an affidavit to the attorney or agency verifying whether a record of a paternity determination has been filed under IC 31-14-9-2 concerning the child; and(2) search the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5 and notify the attorney or agency, in compliance with IC 31-19-5-16 as to whether a putative father has:(A) registered concerning the child; or(B) filed a petition to establish paternity in relation to the child.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-10.5(e).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.20.
IN Code § 31-19-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 6. Search of Paternity Records and Putative Father Registry|31-19-6-3. Release of Copy of Paternity Determination and Notice of Filing of Petition to Establish Paternity

Sec. 3. (a) If a record of a paternity determination has been filed concerning a child who is the subject of a request under section 1 of this chapter, the state department of health shall release a copy of the record of the paternity determination to the requesting attorney or agency.(b) If a notice of a filing of a petition to establish paternity has been filed concerning a child who is the subject of a request under section 1 of this chapter, the state department of health shall release a copy of the notice of the filing of the petition to the requesting attorney or agency.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-10.5(f).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.21.
IN Code § 31-19-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 7. Prior Approval of Placement of Child in Proposed Adoptive Home|31-19-7-1. Prior Written Approval of Placements; Criminal History Checks

Sec. 1. (a) A child may not be placed in a proposed adoptive home without the prior written approval of a licensed child placing agency or the local office approved for that purpose by the department.(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), before giving prior written approval for placement in a proposed adoptive home of a child, a licensed child placing agency or the department of child services shall conduct a criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2-22.5) concerning the proposed adoptive parent and any other person who is currently residing in the proposed adoptive home.(c) The prospective adoptive parent shall pay the fees and other costs of the criminal history check required under this section.(d) A licensed child placing agency or the department of child services is not required to conduct a criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2-22.5) if a prospective adoptive parent provides the licensed child placing agency or the local office with the results of a criminal history check conducted:(1) in accordance with IC 31-9-2-22.5; and(2) not more than one (1) year before the date on which the licensed child placing agency or the local office provides written approval for the placement.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.93; P.L.145-2006, SEC.247; P.L.138-2007, SEC.37; P.L.128-2012, SEC.48.
IN Code § 31-19-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 7. Prior Approval of Placement of Child in Proposed Adoptive Home|31-19-7-2. Consent of the Department

Sec. 2. Whenever the written approval for placement of a child in a proposed adoptive home is obtained from a licensed child placing agency, the consent of the department is not required unless the child is a ward of the department.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.49.
IN Code § 31-19-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 7. Prior Approval of Placement of Child in Proposed Adoptive Home|31-19-7-3. Approval Filed With Adoption Petition

Sec. 3. Approval under this chapter for placement in a proposed adoptive home must be filed with the petition for adoption.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-1. Period of Supervision as Prerequisite to Adoption

Sec. 1. An adoption may be granted in Indiana only after:(1) the court has heard the evidence; and(2) except as provided in section 2(c) of this chapter, a period of supervision, as described in section 2 of this chapter, by:(A) a licensed child placing agency for a child who has not been adjudicated to be a child in need of services; or(B) the department, if the child is the subject of an open child in need of services action.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.248; P.L.138-2007, SEC.38; P.L.131-2009, SEC.15; P.L.128-2012, SEC.50.
IN Code § 31-19-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-2. Supervision Period; Waiver of Supervision Period

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the period of supervision required by section 1 of this chapter may be before or after the filing of a petition for adoption, or both.(b) The length of the period of supervision is within the sole discretion of the court hearing the petition for adoption.(c) A court hearing a petition for adoption of a child may waive the period of supervision under subsection (a) if one (1) of the petitioners is a stepparent or grandparent of the child and the court waives the report under section 5(c) of this chapter.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.39.