[§583A-315]  Role of attorney general and of
prosecuting attorneys.  (a)  In a case arising under this chapter or
involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction, the attorney general or the county prosecuting attorney, as
appropriate, may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under
this part 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)  The attorney general or county prosecuting
attorney, as appropriate, acting under this section acts on behalf of the court
and shall not represent any party. [L 2002, c 124, pt of §2]