North Dakota Century Code Title 27. Judicial Branch of Government § 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, as prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, along with the following information, in an envelope marked “Confidential”:

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.