(B) As used in this section:

1. (1) "Department" means the Department of Social Services.
2. (2) "Registrant" means an unmarried biological father or a male who claims to be the unmarried biological father of a child.
3. (3) "Registry" means the Responsible Father Registry as established by this section.
4. (4) "Unmarried biological father" means a male who is not married to the biological mother of a child of whom he is or claims to be the natural father.

(E) A claim of paternity must be signed by the registrant and must include:

1. (1) the registrant's name, address, and date of birth;
2. (2) the mother's name and, if known, her address and date of birth;
3. (3) if known, the child's name, place of birth, and date of birth;
4. (4) if known, the date, county, and state of conception of the child; and
5. (5) the date the claim is filed.

(M)

1. (1) The registry is not available for public inspection and is not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 30 except that:

   1. (a) the department may file a written request with the registry regarding a child for whom the department has an open case for child welfare services;

   2. (b) the department shall provide the names and addresses of all registrants who have filed a claim of paternity for the child in question upon written request of a child-placing agency or an attorney assisting in the adoption or termination of parental rights of a child. The written request may be filed with the registry before or after the birth of the child and must include:

      1. (i) the mother's name and, if known, her address and date of birth;
      2. (ii) if known, the child's date of birth and place of birth; and
      3. (iii) if known, the date, county, and state of conception of the child.
2. (2) If a written request is submitted by or to the department pursuant to item (a) or (b) of subsection (M)(1), and no claim of paternity for the registrant is found, the department shall issue a certificate of diligent search verifying that a search of the registry has been conducted and that no claim of paternity regarding that registrant or child was found.

(R)

1. (1) Any unauthorized use, or attempted unauthorized use, of the registry is expressly prohibited, and any person or organization seeking, receiving, using, or publishing, or attempting to do so, any information contained in the registry in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.
2. (2) A person who knowingly, maliciously, or in bad faith files a false claim of paternity with the registry is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.