Definitions
N.D. Cent. Code § 50-12-01
in effect50-12-01. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Child-placing agency" means any person undertaking to place children in family
homes for temporary or permanent care.
2. "Placement" means the transfer of physical custody of a child from a birth parent for
foster or adoptive care until an adoption is finalized.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t50c12.pdf#nameddest=50-12-01Fetched: 10/16/2026
