Information maintained in registry; father's agent for notice
Sec. 7. (a) The state department of health shall maintain the
following information in the registry:
(1) The putative father's:
(A) name;
(B) address at which the putative father may be served with
notice of an adoption under Rule 4.1 of the Indiana Rules of
Trial Procedure;
(C) Social Security number; and
(D) date of birth.
(2) The mother's:
(A) name, including all other names known to the putative
father that the mother uses, if known;
(B) address, if known;
(C) Social Security number, if known; and
(D) date of birth, if known.
(3) The child's:
(A) name, if known; and
(B) place of birth, if known.
(4) The date that the state department of health receives a
putative father's registration.
(5) The:
(A) name of an attorney or agency that requests the state
department to search the registry under section 15 of this
chapter to determine whether a putative father is registered
in relation to a mother whose child is or may be the subject
of an adoption; and
(B) date that the attorney or agency submits a request as
provided under this subdivision.
(6) Any other information that the state department determines
is necessary to access the information in the registry.
(b) If a putative father does not have an address where the putative
father is able to be served with notice of an adoption, the putative
father may designate another person as an agent for the purpose of
being served with notice of adoption. The putative father must
provide the department with the agent's name and the address at
which the agent may be served. Service of notice upon the agent
under Rule 4.1 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure constitutes
service of notice upon the putative father. If notice of an adoption
may not be served on the agent under Rule 4.1 of the Indiana Rules
of Trial Procedure as provided by this subsection, further notice of
the adoption to the agent or to the putative father is not necessary.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997,
SEC.16.
Last modified: May 24, 2006