Sec. 0.5. (a) This section does not apply to a confidential intermediary appointed under IC 31-19-24. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d), a person that is required to store, maintain, or release adoption records or other adoption information under IC 31-19-12-5, IC 31-19-17, IC 31-19-18, this chapter, or IC 31-19-20 through IC […]
Sec. 1. (a) The following items are confidential: (1) A petition for adoption. (2) Reports of the investigation made under IC 31-19-8-5 (or IC 31-3-1-4 before its repeal). (3) All other papers filed in connection with a petition for adoption. (4) The record of evidence of the hearing. (5) The decree made and entered by […]
Sec. 2. (a) All files and records pertaining to the adoption proceedings in: (1) the local office; (2) the department; or (3) any of the licensed child placing agencies; are confidential and open to inspection only as provided in IC 31-19-13-2(2), IC 31-19-17, this chapter, or IC 31-19-20 through IC 31-19-25.5. (b) The files and […]
Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the information located in the adoption history may not be disclosed under: (1) IC 5-14-3; or (2) any freedom of information: (A) legislation; (B) rules; or (C) practice. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-20.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Sec. 4. All papers, records, and information pertaining to the adoption, whether part of: (1) the permanent record of the court; or (2) a file in: (A) the division of vital records; (B) the department or local office; (C) a licensed child placing agency; or (D) a professional health care provider (as defined in IC […]
Sec. 5. (a) An employer or any person administering adoption records who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally: (1) discloses any confidential information relating to any adoption except as provided in IC 31-19-17, this chapter, or IC 31-19-20 through IC 31-19-25.5; or (2) allows an employee to disclose any confidential information relating to any adoption except as […]
