(315) Role of state's attorney
N.D. Cent. Code § 14-14.1-35
in effect14-14.1-35. (315) Role of state's attorney
1. In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague convention on the civil
aspects of international child abduction, the state's attorney may take any lawful
action, including resort to a proceeding under sections 14-14.1-22 through 14-14.1-37
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:
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; or
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 state's attorney acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not
represent any party.
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