February 22, 2008





ENGROSSED

HOUSE BILL No. 1113

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DIGEST OF HB 1113 (Updated February 19, 2008 1:02 pm - DI 106)



Citations Affected: IC 16-37; noncode.

Synopsis: Birth certificate fraud. Increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony the penalty for: (1) making a false or fraudulent statement when applying for a birth certificate or when applying for permission to inspect birth records; (2) altering, counterfeiting, or mutilating a certified copy of a birth certificate; or (3) using an altered, counterfeit, or mutilated copy of a birth certificate.

Effective: July 1, 2008.





Dembowski, Koch, Ulmer , Noe
(SENATE SPONSOR _ BRAY)




    January 8, 2008, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
    January 15, 2008, reported _ Do Pass.
    January 29, 2008, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
    January 30, 2008, read third time, passed. Yeas 96, nays 0.

SENATE ACTION

    February 4, 2008, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters.
    February 21, 2008, reported favorably _ Do Pass.





February 22, 2008

Second Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2008)


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ENGROSSED

HOUSE BILL No. 1113



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 16-37-1-12; (08)EH1113.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 16-37-1-12 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008]: 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 Class A misdemeanor. Class D felony.
SOURCE: ; (08)EH1113.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008] IC 16-37-1-12, as amended by this act, applies only to crimes committed after June 30, 2008.