{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.315","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 598B.315","heading":"Role of prosecutor.","body":"1. In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction, the prosecutor may take any lawful action, including resort 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 any of the following:\na. An existing child-custody determination.\nb. A request to do so from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding.\nc. A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated.\nd. 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.\n2. A prosecutor acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and shall not represent any party.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 598B - UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT","Article III - ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/598B.315.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"2f9d46240ac4cca984318419146f0d3da4b0e9fcea1d604db762d7520eeb05ca","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.314","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-598b.316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}