13. If you have a valid passport, select “do”; if you do not have a valid passport, select “do not”. _____
14. If you have a valid passport, type “passport”; if you do not have a valid passport, what document do
you have as proof that you are a U. S. citizen? (Certified birth certificate, Consular report of birth abroad
or certification of birth, naturalization certificate, certificate of citizenship, or secondary documents. For
a list of secondary documents, please visit
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/information/citizenship-evidence.html
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15. List the judgments of felony convictions under the laws of any state or the United States that have
been entered against you. If you have had a felony conviction within ten (10) years, you must
provide notice of the filing of this Petition for Name Change to: (1) the sheriff of the county in
which you reside; (2) the prosecuting attorney of the county in which you reside; and (3) the
Indiana central repository for criminal history information. The notice given to the Indiana
central repository for criminal history information must include your full current name,
requested name change, date of birth, address, physical description, and a full set of classifiable
fingerprints. Failure to provide notice at least 30 days prior to the hearing on this Petition is a
Class A Misdemeanor.
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16. Why do you want to change your name?
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You have finished answering the questions. The following pages are the forms that you will be
printing and then filing with the court. Please look over them to make sure the information is
correct before you print them out. If you have changes, you must make them to the questions
above. You may also save a copy of this packet if you need to obtain more information before
answering the questions.
PLEASE NOTE: The court will set a hearing date when you file your Petition. Make sure this
date is filled in on the Notice of Petition for Change of Name. You will need to take this Notice
to the person who handles legal notices in your local newspaper. This Notice must appear
once a week for three weeks. The last publication must be at least 30 days before the hearing.
The newspaper will then send a proof of publication notice to you, which you will attach to the
Notice of Filing Proof of Publication and then file these forms with the court.