Children's advocacy centers - Confidentiality of records - Criminal history record checks
N.D. Cent. Code § 50-25.1-11.1
in effect50-25.1-11.1. Children's advocacy centers - Confidentiality of records - Criminal
history record checks.
1. Records and digital media in the possession of a children's advocacy center relating to
a forensic medical examination, forensic interview, advocacy, or therapy are
confidential and only may be released to a person other than a law enforcement
agency, the department or the department's authorized agent, a prosecutor, a court,
another children's advocacy center, or a medical or mental health professional when
the child comes before the medical or mental health professional in that person's
professional capacity, upon service of a subpoena signed by a judge.
2. The staff of a children's advocacy center may communicate with a law enforcement
agency, the department or the department's authorized agent, a prosecutor, a court,
another children's advocacy center, or a medical or mental health professional in that
individual's official capacity, for the purpose of discussing a forensic medical
examination, forensic interview, advocacy, or therapy.
3. The department may submit a request for a criminal history record check under
section 12-60-24 on a board member, an employee, a final applicant for employment
of a children's advocacy center, a contractor, or a volunteer of a children's advocacy
center who has contact with a child at or through a children's advocacy center.
4. As used in this section, "board member" means an individual serving on the board of a
children's advocacy center.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t50c25-1.pdf#nameddest=50-25p1-11p1Fetched: 10/16/2026