125A.565 - Role of district attorney and Attorney General. - Nevada Statutes

125A.565  Role of district attorney and Attorney General.

      1.  In a case arising pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a district attorney or the Attorney General may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding brought pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, 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 district attorney or the Attorney General acting pursuant to this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 1004)