(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 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.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-13(b), (c).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.273.
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