2006 Ohio Revised Code - 3127.45. Authority of prosecutor.

§ 3127.45. Authority of prosecutor.
 

(A)  In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects in International Child Abduction, the prosecutor may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code 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 any of the following: 

(1) An existing child custody determination; 

(2) A request to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child custody determination from a court in a pending child custody proceeding; 

(3) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; 

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

HISTORY: 150 v S 185, § 1, eff. 4-11-05.