Establishment and Maintenance of Central Registries for Child Abuse or Neglect Reports - North Dakota

Date: January 2024

Establishment

Citation: Cent. Code § 50-25.1-05.5

The Division of Children and Family Services shall maintain a child abuse information index.

Purpose

Citation: Cent. Code § 50-25.1-05.5

The child abuse information index shall maintain all reports of confirmed or confirmed with unknown subjects for child abuse, neglect, or death resulting from abuse or neglect.

Contents

Citation: Cent. Code § 50-25.1-05.5

The index shall contain all reports of decisions that are confirmed or confirmed with unknown subjects for child abuse, neglect, or death resulting from abuse or neglect.

Maintenance

Citation: Cent. Code § 50-25.1-05.5

Reports must remain on the child abuse information index for a period no greater than 25 years following the determination.