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.
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