Sec. 12. A person who, with intent to defraud:
(1) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to a local health officer or to the state registrar for a certified copy of a birth certificate;
(2) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to the state registrar for permission to inspect public birth records held by the state registrar;
(3) alters, counterfeits, or mutilates a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a local health officer or by the state registrar; or
(4) uses an altered, a counterfeit, or a mutilated certified copy of a birth certificate;
commits a Level 6 felony.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-19-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.41-2008, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.239.
Structure Indiana Code
16-37-1-1. Administration; Guidelines
16-37-1-2. State Registrar; Duties
16-37-1-3. State Department Duties; Rules
16-37-1-4. Registration Districts
16-37-1-5. Monthly Report of Local Health Officer
16-37-1-6. Contents of Monthly Report
16-37-1-7. Birth Certificate Requests; Permanent Records
16-37-1-8.5. Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; Required Contents of Certificate
16-37-1-9. Registration Certificate Charges
16-37-1-11. Record Search or Amendment; Fees