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RSA 458-A:36 · Role of Prosecutor or Public Official

Title: XLIII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter: 458-A · UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
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458-A:36 Role of Prosecutor or Public Official. –

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In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or other appropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this subdivision 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:

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(a)

An existing child-custody determination;

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(b)

A request to do so from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding;

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(c)

A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or

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(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.

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II.

A prosecutor or appropriate public official acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party. Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.

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Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.

Source history

2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010

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rmination for the child may file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures to protect the child under this chapter. III. A prosecutor or public authority designated under RSA 458-A:36 may seek a warrant to take physical custody of a child under RSA 458-F:9 or other appropriate prevention measures. 458-F:5 Jurisdiction. I. A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisd
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Jurisdiction. I. A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under RSA 458-A. II. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:15 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction. 458-F:6 Contents of Petition. I. A petition under this chapter shall be verified a
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Jurisdiction. I. A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under RSA 458-A. II. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:15 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction. 458-F:6 Contents of Petition. I. A petition under this chapter shall be verified a
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rmination for the child may file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures to protect the child under this chapter. III. A prosecutor or public authority designated under RSA 458-A:36 may seek a warrant to take physical custody of a child under RSA 458-F:9 or other appropriate prevention measures. 458-F:5 Jurisdiction. I. A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisd