Taking children from state for placement in family homes - Consent of department - Report
N.D. Cent. Code § 50-12-16
in effect50-12-16. Taking children from state for placement in family homes - Consent of
department - Report.
No person, partnership, voluntary association, corporation, or limited liability company may
take or send any child out of the state for placement in a family home in another state without
first securing the consent of the department of health and human services so to do and without
first reporting to the department:
1. The name and address of the child to be taken or sent;
2. The name and address of the family which is to receive the child; and
3. Such other information concerning the family and the child as the department may
require.
This section does not apply to a parent who personally removes the parent's child from the
state.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t50c12.pdf#nameddest=50-12-16Fetched: 10/16/2026