{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-37-1-8.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-37-1-8.5","heading":"Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth; required contents of certificate","body":"Sec. 8.5. (a) Upon request by a parent of a stillborn child, a local health officer shall provide to the parent a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.\n(b) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth provided under subsection (a) must contain the following:\n(1) The caption \"Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth\".\n(2) A space for the name of the stillborn child.\n(c) A certificate provided under this section is in addition to a certificate of stillbirth registration provided under section 8 of this chapter.\n(d) For purposes of federal, state, and local taxes, the certificate provided under this section is not proof of a live birth.\n(e) A local health department may charge the same fee for a certificate provided under this section as the fee charged for a certificate of birth registration provided under section 8 of this chapter.\n(f) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth must be issued on tamper resistant paper.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 37. VITAL STATISTICS","Chapter 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-37-1-8.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"9ea6201a840cccb7faf38176343d9fe5f08156a4d4c54df73a486b1117f21b3f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-37-1-8","next":"us-in/ic-16-37-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}