Montana Code 42-2-215. Information maintained in registry
42-2-215. Information maintained in registry. The department shall maintain the following information in the registry:
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-2-215
- Child: includes an unborn child. See Montana Code 42-2-201
- Department: means the department of public health and human services, provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Putative father: means an individual who may be a child's birth father but who:
(i)is not married to the child's mother on or before the date that the child is born; or
(ii)has not established paternity of the child prior to the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights to the child for purposes of adoption. See Montana Code 42-2-201
- Registry: means the putative father registry established under 42-2-202. See Montana Code 42-2-201
(1)the registration information provided by the putative father under 42-2-205;
(2)the date that the department receives a putative father’s registration;
(3)the name and affiliation of any person who requests that the department search the registry to determine whether a putative father is registered in relation to a mother whose child is or may be the subject of a termination proceeding and the date the request is submitted; and
(4)any other information that the department determines is necessary to access the information in the registry.