Records of marriage; paper or electronic forms; index

Sec. 18. (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) may forward a record of marriage to the Indiana department of health in: (A) a paper form; or (B) an electronic form by using: (i) an automated system developed by the office of judicial administration; or (ii) another automated system approved by the Indiana department of health; and (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. (b) The Indiana department of health shall: (1) prescribe a form for recording marriages; (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) prepare an annual index of all marriages solemnized in Indiana and furnish at least one (1) index to the Indiana state library; and (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.