North Dakota Code 50-11-06.6 – Department to furnish information when requested
1. Whenever requested by any person, organization, corporation, or limited liability company interested in establishing a foster care facility for children or adults, the department shall furnish information concerning the minimum requirements for a facility and concerning the need for a facility in any given community.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 50-11-06.6
- children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
- 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.
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. Any person, organization, corporation, or limited liability company is entitled, upon request, to be advised by the department or its authorized agent regarding the policy, procedure, and intentions of the department or its authorized agent toward placement of children in that person’s, organization’s, corporation’s, or limited liability company’s facility if:
a. The person, organization, corporation, or limited liability company is licensed to provide foster care for children under this chapter and has not received a placement for twelve months or more; or
b. The person, organization, corporation, or limited liability company is applying for its license to provide foster care for children under this chapter.