1. (a) Each:

   1. (1) clerk of a circuit court;
   2. (2) branch office of the bureau of motor vehicles;
   3. (3) hospital; and

   4. (4) local health department;

      shall post in a conspicuous place a notice that informs the public about the purpose and operation of the registry.

2. (b) The notice under subsection (a) must include information regarding the following:

   1. (1) Where to obtain a registration form.
   2. (2) Where to register.
   3. (3) The circumstances under which a putative father is required to register.
   4. (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. (5) The consequences of not submitting a timely registration.

3. (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.