78B-13-315. Role of prosecutor or attorney general.
(1) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil
Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or Attorney General may take any
lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this chapter or any other available civil
proceeding to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child custody determination
if there is:
(a) an existing child custody determination;
(b) a request from a court in a pending child custody case;
(c) a reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or
(d) a reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in
violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
(2) A prosecutor or attorney general acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any
party to a child custody determination.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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