{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-19-315","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-19-315","heading":"Role of prosecutor or public official","body":"(a) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecuting attorney may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this subchapter 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 prosecuting attorney acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party. Acts 1999, No. 668, § 315\n\n(a) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecuting attorney may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this subchapter 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.\n\n(1) an existing child-custody determination;\n\n(2) a request to do so from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding;\n\n(3) a reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or\n\n(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.\n\n(b) A prosecuting attorney acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 19","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"34914624d244becaa9e6d292ba68773785385b06857bab3d09032c44aaabbf12","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-19-314","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-19-316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}