Indiana Code
Chapter 12. Record of Adoption
31-19-12-5. Transfer of Adoption Records to State Registrar

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "record" includes the following:
(1) A court document.
(2) A medical record.
(3) A social or medical history.
(4) A photograph.
(5) Correspondence being held for the benefit of:
(A) a birth parent;
(B) a person who was adopted;
(C) an adoptive parent; or
(D) a sibling of the person who was adopted.
(b) A child placing agency, governmental entity, or licensed attorney who arranges or facilitates an adoption may, after entry of the adoption decree, transfer an adoption record to the state registrar for inclusion in the adoption history program administered by the state registrar, or, after giving notice to the state registrar, to a transferee agency that assumes responsibility for the preservation of records maintained as part of the adoption history program.
(c) An attorney who complies with this section does not violate attorney-client privilege.
(d) A record maintained or transferred under this section is confidential.
As added by P.L.130-2005, SEC.7.

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