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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support shall establish a biological father registry which shall record the names and addresses of (a) any person adjudicated by a court of this state to be the father of a child born out of wedlock if a certified copy of the court order is filed with the registry by such person or any other person, (b) any person who has filed with the registry, prior to notification under sections 43-104.12 to 43-104.16, a paternity claim for notification purposes for such child, (c) any person who has filed with the registry a notice of intent to claim paternity and obtain custody of such child, and (d) any person adjudicated by a court of another state or territory of the United States to be the father of such child, if a certified copy of the court order has been filed with the registry by that person or any other person.

(2) A paternity claim for notification purposes or a notice of intent to claim paternity and obtain custody filed with the registry shall include the claimant's name and address, the name and last-known address of the mother, and the month and year of the birth or the expected birth of the child. The person filing the notice shall notify the registry of any change of address pursuant to procedures prescribed by regulations of the department.

(3) Any person filing a paternity claim for notification purposes or a notice of intent to claim paternity and obtain custody with the biological father registry may revoke such notice, and upon receipt of such revocation by the registry, the effect shall be as if no filing had ever been made.

(4) The department shall not divulge the names and addresses of persons listed with the registry to any other person except as authorized by law or upon order of a court for good cause shown.

(5) The department may develop information about the registry and may distribute such information, through their existing publications, to the news media and the public. The department may provide information about the registry to the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure, who may distribute such information through their existing publications.

Laws 1995, LB 712, § 21

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 105

Laws 1999, LB 594, § 11