Section 16-37-1-12 - Fraud; felony A person who, with intent to defraud:
(1) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to a local health officer or to the state registrar for a certified copy of a birth certificate;(2) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to the state registrar for permission to inspect public birth records held by the state registrar;(3) alters, counterfeits, or mutilates a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a local health officer or by the state registrar; or(4) uses an altered, a counterfeit, or a mutilated certified copy of a birth certificate; commits a Level 6 felony.
Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-19-6.
Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 239, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L. 41-2008, SEC.1.