Section 598B.315. Role of prosecutor.  


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  •   1.  In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction, the prosecutor may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this article 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 any of the following:

      a.  An existing child-custody determination.

      b.  A request to do so from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding.

      c.  A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated.

      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 acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and shall not represent any party.

    99 Acts, ch 103, §37