North Dakota Code 50-12-02.1 – Out-of-state child-placing agency license requirements
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a child-placing agency that does not maintain an office in this state may apply for and receive a license under the same terms and conditions as a resident child-placing agency.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 50-12-02.1
- children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- 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
2. A child-placing agency that does not maintain an office in this state shall name on its license application at least one resident child-placing agency. Resident child-placing agencies named on the application shall certify their willingness to:
a. Receive service of process for papers to be served on the out-of-state child-placing agency; b. Assist when requested by the department of health and human services in the supervision and visitation of children placed in either temporary or permanent homes by the out-of-state child-placing agency; and
c. Provide at the request of the department of health and human services all other facts, information, and reports to be made on behalf of the out-of-state child-placing agency.
3. An out-of-state child-placing agency that complies with the licensing requirements of this chapter may not be required to maintain an office in this state.