North Dakota Report of Adoption (SFN 6739)
Official state formAdoptionForm SFN 6739Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Report used to create a new birth record after an adoption. Adoptive parents, their attorney or the agency complete items 1 to 5. The Clerk of District Court completes items 6 to 8 and certifies it. The signed original is mailed to Vital Records.
Who can use this form
- Adoptive parents, their attorney or the placing agency complete items 1 to 5
- The Clerk of District Court completes items 6 to 8 and the certification
- Items 1 to 5 are filed with the Clerk of District Court along with the decree of adoption
What to send with it
- The original completed and certified report, mailed to Vital Records
- The $15 filing fee for the new birth record
- Optional: SFN 8140 and $15 per certified copy
- For a child born outside North Dakota, Vital Records forwards the report to the birth state at no charge
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Records 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325 Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
- State fee
- $15 filing fee; $15 per certified copy
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 10-2022
- Source
- Official government page