CHAPTER 12. RECORD OF ADOPTION

IC 31-19-12
    Chapter 12. Record of Adoption

IC 31-19-12-1
Records
    Sec. 1. For each adoption and for each annulment or revocationof adoption decreed by an Indiana court, the clerk of the court shallprepare a record on a form prescribed and furnished by the statedepartment of health. The record must include the following:
        (1) All facts necessary to:
            (A) locate and identify the certificate of birth of theindividual adopted; and
            (B) establish a new certificate of birth for the individualadopted.
        (2) Official notice from the court of the fact of adoption,including identification of the court action and proceedings.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.

IC 31-19-12-2
Information for new birth records
    Sec. 2. (a) The official decree of each:
        (1) adoption; or
        (2) annulment or revocation of adoption;
that is provided to the clerk of the circuit court for the official orderbook record must set forth all pertinent information that is necessaryto make possible the establishment of the birth records prescribed bysection 1 of this chapter.
    (b) The completion of the record is a prerequisite to the issuanceof a certificate of final adoption by the court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.

IC 31-19-12-3
Forwarding of records and reports to state department of health
    Sec. 3. Not later than the tenth day of each calendar month, theclerk of the court shall forward to the state department of healthrecords of decrees of:
        (1) adoption; or
        (2) annulment, revocation, or amendment of adoption;
entered in the preceding month, together with related reports requiredby the state department of health.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.

IC 31-19-12-4
Adoption records for individuals born outside Indiana
    Sec. 4. (a) When the state department of health receives from acourt a record of:
        (1) adoption; or
        (2) annulment, revocation, or amendment of adoption;
for an individual born outside of Indiana, the state department ofhealth shall forward the record to the appropriate registration

authority.
    (b) If the registration authority fails to supply a certificate of birthin the adoptive status after the expiration of ninety (90) days after thereceipt of the record of adoption, the state department of health shallcreate a delayed registration record of birth in the adoptive statuswhen requested.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.

IC 31-19-12-5
Transfer of adoption records to state registrar
    Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "record" includes thefollowing:
        (1) A court document.
        (2) A medical record.
        (3) A social or medical history.
        (4) A photograph.
        (5) Correspondence being held for the benefit of:
            (A) a birth parent;
            (B) a person who was adopted;
            (C) an adoptive parent; or
            (D) a sibling of the person who was adopted.
    (b) A child placing agency, governmental entity, or licensedattorney who arranges or facilitates an adoption may, after entry ofthe adoption decree, transfer an adoption record to the state registrarfor inclusion in the adoption history program administered by thestate registrar, or, after giving notice to the state registrar, to atransferee agency that assumes responsibility for the preservation ofrecords maintained as part of the adoption history program.
    (c) An attorney who complies with this section does not violateattorney-client privilege.
    (d) A record maintained or transferred under this section isconfidential.
As added by P.L.130-2005, SEC.7.