§ 50A-315. Role of prosecutor or public official. - North Carolina Statutes

§50A‑315.  Role of prosecutor or public official.

(a)        In a case arisingunder this Article or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects ofInternational Child Abduction, the prosecutor or other appropriate publicofficial may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding underthis Part or any other available civil proceeding to locate a child, obtain thereturn of a child, or enforce a child‑custody determination if there is:

(1)        An existing child‑custodydetermination;

(2)        A request to do sofrom a court in a pending child‑custody proceeding;

(3)        A reasonable beliefthat a criminal statute has been violated; or

(4)        A reasonable beliefthat the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in violation of theHague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

(b)        A prosecutor orappropriate public official acting under this section acts on behalf of thecourt and may not represent any party. (1999‑223, s. 3.)