Kansas § 23-37,315 Role of prosecutor

Kansas Statutes

§ 23-37,315 — Role of prosecutor

Kansas § 23-37,315

Ch. 23KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE

Art. 37UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (UCCJEA)

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,315 (2026).

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(UCCJEA 315).

(a)In a case arising under this act 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 K.S.A. 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto, 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 prosecut

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(UCCJEA 315). (a) In a case arising under this act 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 K.S.A. 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto, 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 prosecutor acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.