ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

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ICPC STATE Pages

North Dakota

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern · Phone: · Fax:

North Dakota Criminal Background Checks/Abuse and Neglect Registry

Home Studies which Require Criminal / Perpetrator Record Checks

North Dakota requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

Foster Care
Relative Care
Relative-Foster Care
Adoption
Parent
Other, specified below

Criminal Background Screening

The following methods are used to capture fingerprints to conduct criminal records checks:

Live Scan or other computerized technology
Finger Print cards

Criminal background checks/screening via Live Scan or other computerized technology are offered at the following levels:

State
Local
Other, specified below

Police departments

State or Local Criminal Record Checks Requirements/Process:

NDCC 50-12 Child Placing Agency

NDCC 50-11 Foster Care Homes for Children and Adults

NDCC 50-11.3 Criminal History Record Investigation

Applicant will not be approved if the person has committed any of the following misdemeanor or felony offenses:

NDCC50-11-07. Any applicant who has been convicted of an offense determined by the department to have a direct bearing upon the person's ability or the department determines, following conviction of any other offense, the person is not sufficiently rehabilited under section 12.1-33-02.1 In addition, if an applicant has been the subject of a services required case decision, unless they have been evaluated and it has been verified that the applicant is capable of providing care that is free of abuse/neglect.

Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

North Dakota requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR)):

Federal State Local ANR NR

Foster Care

North Dakota provides Abuse and Neglect searches:

Wait Time for Criminal Records Results

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 15-30 days

Local/County: 15-30 days

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 15-30 days

Local/County: 15-30 days

Verification of Criminal Records Results

Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background

Period of Time the Checks are Valid

Checks valid for 1 year