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.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 24, 2006