Minnesota § 518D.315 ROLE OF PROSECUTOR

Minnesota Statutes

§ 518D.315 — ROLE OF PROSECUTOR

Minnesota § 518D.315

PartDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 518DUNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

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Minn. Stat. § 518D.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 prosecutor or other appropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections518D.301to518D.317or 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 acti

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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 prosecutor or other appropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections518D.301to518D.317or 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.