North Dakota Code 27-19.1-06 – Adoptee information
1. The state court entering a final adoption decree or order in any voluntary or involuntary Indian child adoptive placement must furnish a copy of the decree or order within thirty days to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Chief, Division of Human Services, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 3645 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, along with the following information, in an envelope marked “Confidential”:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 27-19.1-06
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. 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
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. The birth name and birth date of the Indian child, and tribal affiliation and name of the Indian child after adoption; b. The names and addresses of the biological parents; c. The names and addresses of the adoptive parents; d. The name and contact information for any agency having files or information relating to the adoption; e. Any affidavit signed by the biological parent or parents requesting the parent’s identity remain confidential; and
f. Any information relating to tribal membership or eligibility for tribal membership of the adopted Indian child.
2. The court shall give the birth parent of an Indian child the opportunity to file an affidavit indicating that the birth parent wishes the United States secretary of the interior to maintain the confidentiality of the birth parent’s identity. If the birth parent files that affidavit, the court shall include the affidavit with the information provided to the United States secretary of the interior under subsection 1, and that secretary shall maintain the confidentiality of the birth parent’s identity.