Index record; copy of judgment and decree to vital records division

Sec. 9. (a) The clerk of the court shall: (1) make and keep an index record to be known as the birth certificate record; and (2) enter the judgment and decree into the proper index of the record. (b) The clerk shall also send a certified copy of the judgment and decree to the division of vital records, Indiana department of health, Indianapolis, Indiana. The judgment and decree shall be considered to be a delayed certificate of birth under IC 16-37-2. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-3-9.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.309.