Indiana Code § 16-37-1-12

Fraud; felony
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Sec. 12. 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.]

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