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IN SB0236
Bill
Status
1/3/2019
Primary Sponsor
Aaron Freeman
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 35-46-1-21 to add a new exemption to Indiana's unauthorized adoption advertising statute, effective July 1, 2019
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Prospective adoptive parents may place adoption advertisements on their own behalf without violating the law
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Current law restricts adoption advertising to licensed Indiana attorneys and licensed child placing agencies, with violations constituting a Level 6 felony
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Existing exemptions for federal agencies and the Indiana Department of Child Services remain unchanged
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Attorneys and agencies placing ads must still include their license numbers in advertisements
Legislative Description
Unauthorized adoption advertising. Provides that the unauthorized adoption advertising statute does not apply to a prospective adoptive parent who places an advertisement on their own behalf.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/3/2019