Okla. Stat. tit. 43 § 551-315

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 551-315 - Role of district attorney

A. In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the district attorney may take any lawful action, including resorting 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:

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 district attorney acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.

Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 551-315

Added by Laws 1998 , SB 1237, c. 407, §37, eff. 11/1/1998.