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(2) Identifying a child for adoption.
(3) Matching adoptive parents with bio-
logical parents.
(4) Arranging or facilitating an adoption.
(5) Taking or acknowledging consents or
surrenders for termination of parental rights
for adoption purposes.
(6) Performing background studies on:
(A) a child who is going to be adopted;
or
(B) adoptive parents.
(7) Making determinations concerning the
best interests of a child and the appropri-
ateness in placing the child for adoption.
(8) Postplacement monitoring of a child
before the child is adopted.
(b) As used in this section, the term “adoption
services” does not include the following:
(1) Legal services provided by an attorney
licensed in Indiana.
(2) Adoption related services provided by
a governmental entity or a person
appointed to perform an investigation by
the court.
(3) General education and training on
adoption issues.
(4) Postadoption services, including sup-
portive services to families to promote the
well-being of members of adoptive fami-
lies or birth families.
(c) Subsection (d) does not apply to the fol-
lowing persons:
(1) The department of child services, an
agency or person authorized to act on
behalf of the department of child services,
or a similar agency or county office with
similar responsibilities in another state.
(2) The division of family resources, an
agency or person authorized to act on
behalf of the division of family resources,
or a similar agency or county office with
similar responsibilities in another state.
(3) A child placing agency licensed under
the laws of Indiana.
(4) At attorney licensed to practice law in
Indiana.
(5) A prospective biological parent or
adoptive parent acting on the individual’s
own behalf.
(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally
provides, engages in, or facilitates adoption serv-
ices to a birth parent who lives in Indiana commits
unauthorized adoption facilitation, a Class Amis-
demeanor.
(e) Subsection (f) does not apply to the fol-
lowing persons:
(1) The department of child services, an
agency or person authorized to act on
behalf of the department of child services,
or a similar agency or county office with
similar responsibilities in another state.
(2) The division of family resources, an
agency or person authorized to act on
behalf of the division of family resources,
or a similar agency or county office with
similar responsibilities in another state.
(3) A child placing agency licensed under
the laws of Indiana or another state.
(4) At attorney licensed to practice law in
Indiana or another state.
(5) A prospective biological parent or
adoptive parent acting on the individual’s
own behalf.
(f) A person who knowingly or intentionally
provides, engages in, or facilitates adoption serv-
ices to a prospective adoptive parent who lives in
Indiana commits unauthorized adoption facilita-
tion, a Class A misdemeanor.
Chapter 2. Offenses Relating
to Civil Rights.
35-46-2-1.
Violation of civil rights.
35-46-2-2.
Discrimination in jury selection.
35-46-2-1. Violation of civil rights.
A person who knowingly or intentionally
denies to another person, because of color, creed,
disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex, the
full and equal use of the services, facilities, or
goods in:
(1) An establishment that caters or offers
its services, facilities, or goods to the gen-
eral public; or
(2) Ahousing project owned or subsidized
by a governmental entity;
commits a civil rights violation, a Class B mis-
demeanor.
35-46-2-2. Discrimination in jury selection.
