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IN HB1290

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Vanessa Summers

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends IC 31-19-2-7.5 to allow the Department of Child Services to pay criminal history check fees and costs for adoption petitioners
  • Applies only when the child to be adopted is under the care and supervision of the Department of Child Services at the time of filing or any time after filing the adoption petition
  • Petitioners may be exempt from paying fees if they provide results of a criminal history check conducted within one year before filing the petition
  • Generally requires adoption petitioners to pay their own criminal history check fees, except as provided in the exception for Department of Child Services cases
  • Becomes effective July 1, 2017

Legislative Description

Fingerprinting fee for adoption. Provides that if a petitioner for adoption seeks to adopt a child who is under the care and supervision of the department of child services at the time of or any time after the filing of a petition for adoption, the department may pay the fees and other costs of the criminal history check required for the petitioner.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

1/10/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/10/2017

Full Bill Text

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