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:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 50-12-16

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

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.

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