Iowa § 598B.315 Role of prosecutor

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§ 598B.315 — Role of prosecutor

Iowa § 598B.315

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 598BUNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT

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Iowa Code § 598B.315 (2026).

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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.Aprosecutoractingunderthissectionactsonbehalfofthecourt

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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. Aprosecutoractingunderthissectionactsonbehalfofthecourtandshallnotrepresent
any party.