North Dakota Century Code Title 27. Judicial Branch of Government § 27-19.1-04. Voluntary proceedings--Consent--Withdrawal

1. A voluntary consent by a parent or Indian custodian to a foster care placement of an Indian child is not valid unless the consent or delegation is executed in writing, recorded before a judge, and accompanied by a written certification by the judge that the terms and consequences of the consent or delegation were fully explained in detail to and were fully understood by the parent or Indian custodian. The judge also shall certify the parent or Indian custodian fully understood the explanation in English or that the explanation was interpreted into a language the parent or Indian custodian understood. Any consent or delegation of powers given under this subsection before or within ten days after the birth of the Indian child is not valid. A parent or Indian custodian who has executed a consent or delegation of powers under this subsection may withdraw the consent or delegation for any reason at any time, and the Indian child must be returned to the parent or Indian custodian. A parent or Indian custodian who has executed a consent or delegation of powers under this subsection also may move to invalidate the out-of-home care placement.

2. A voluntary consent by a parent to a termination of parental rights under subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 27-20.3-20 is not valid unless the consent is executed in writing, recorded before a judge, and accompanied by a written certification by the judge that the terms and consequences of the consent were fully explained in detail to and were fully understood by the parent. The judge also shall certify the parent fully understood the explanation in English or that the explanation was interpreted into a language that the parent understood. Consent given under this subsection before or within ten days after the birth of the Indian child is not valid. A parent who has executed a consent under this subsection may withdraw the consent for any reason at any time before the entry of a final order terminating parental rights, and the Indian child must be returned to the Indian child's parent.