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Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-551-315: Role of district attorney

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  2. Title 43

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.

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