1. (a) The clerk of the circuit court shall forward records of marriage to the Indiana department of health on at least a monthly basis. A clerk:

   1. (1) may forward a record of marriage to the Indiana department of health in:

      1. (A) a paper form; or

      2. (B) an electronic form by using:

         1. (i) an automated system developed by the office of judicial administration; or
         2. (ii) another automated system approved by the Indiana department of health; and
   2. (2) who forwards a record of marriage to the Indiana department of health in an electronic form is not required to forward the record of marriage to the Indiana department of health in a paper form.

2. (b) The Indiana department of health shall:

   1. (1) prescribe a form for recording marriages;
   2. (2) accept a court order under section 17 of this chapter (or IC 31-7-3-15.5 before its repeal) in place of a marriage certificate;
   3. (3) prepare an annual index of all marriages solemnized in Indiana and furnish at least one (1) index to the Indiana state library; and

   4. (4) furnish reports on records of marriage published by the Indiana department of health to the Indiana state library.

      [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-3-16 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.22-2012, SEC.1; P.L.161-2018, SEC.37; P.L.56-2023, SEC.258.