2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 13. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATE FOLLOWING ADOPTION
IC 31-19-13Chapter 13. Establishment of New Birth Certificate Following Adoption
IC 31-19-13-1
New certificate of birth
31-19-13-1 Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
state department of health shall establish a new certificate of birth for
an individual born in Indiana upon a receipt of an official report that
the individual has been adopted.
(b) The state department of health shall not establish a new
certificate of birth following an adoption if:
(1) the court decreeing the adoption;
(2) the adoptive parents; or
(3) the adopted individual;
so requests.
(c) A new certificate of birth established under this section must
show the actual place and date of birth.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-13-2
Replacement of original registration of birth; filing;
confidentiality
31-19-13-2 Sec. 2. When a new certificate of birth is established
following adoption, the new certificate of birth replaces the original
registration of birth. The original registration of birth shall be filed
with the evidence of adoption and withheld from inspection except:
(1) for a child adopted by a stepparent; or
(2) as provided in IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-24.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-13-3
Annulment or revocation of adoption; restoration of original
certificate of birth
31-19-13-3 Sec. 3. Upon receipt of a notice of annulment or
revocation of adoption, the original certificate of birth shall be
restored.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-13-4
Seal or surrender of replaced certificate of birth
31-19-13-4 Sec. 4. When the state 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 state department of
health;
as the state department of health directs.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
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