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IN HB1048

Bill

Status

Passed

4/12/2017

Primary Sponsor

Micheal Aylesworth

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends IC 29-3-1-2.5 and IC 31-9-2-22.5 to modify criminal history check requirements for family law and juvenile law proceedings.

  • Removes the requirement to request information from the national registry of substantiated child abuse and neglect cases maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. 16990.

  • Maintains requirements for fingerprint-based and name-based criminal history checks, checks of national sex offender registry, and local law enforcement records for individuals aged 18 and older.

  • Continues to require collection of substantiated child abuse or neglect reports from jurisdictions where relevant individuals aged 14 and older have resided within the previous five years.

  • Effective upon passage with an emergency declaration.

Legislative Description

Adoption criminal history check. Removes a requirement that a criminal history check in an adoption or guardianship proceeding must include a request for information from a national registry of substantiated child abuse and neglect reports.

Last Action

Public Law 25

4/12/2017

Committee Referrals

Civil Law2/20/2017
Judiciary1/4/2017

Full Bill Text

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