Arkansas § 9-19-315 Role of prosecutor or public official

Arkansas Statutes

§ 9-19-315 — Role of prosecutor or public official

Arkansas § 9-19-315

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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-19-315 (2026).

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(a)In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecuting attorney may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this subchapter 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:

(1)an existing child-custody determination;

(2)a request to do so from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding;

(3)a reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or (4) 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.

(b)A prosecuting attorney acting under this section acts

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(a) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecuting attorney may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this subchapter 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: (1) an existing child-custody determination; (2) a request to do so from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding; (3) a reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or (4) 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. (b) A prosecuting attorney acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.