(a) The Department of Health shall make available to attorneys the telephone number of the Putative Father Registry for purposes of inquiry as to a putative father's name and address contained in the registry.
(b) Information contained in the registry shall be admissible in any court proceeding in any court in this state.
(c) Upon receipt of a written request by the registrant, the mother, or the child, or pursuant to any request of the Department of Health, the Office of Child Support Enforcement, or of a prosecuting attorney or an attorney acting on behalf of his or her client in litigation involving the determination of paternity or support for the child or an adoption of the child, the department shall furnish a certified copy of the registry information for a named putative father, natural mother, or child.
(d) Upon request, the department shall furnish through electronic data exchange or otherwise a copy of the registry to the office for use in establishing paternity and support obligations.
(e) Otherwise, registry information shall be considered confidential and may not be disclosed. Registry information shall not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.
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