{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3127.45","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.45","heading":"Actions to locate, obtain return of child, or enforce custody determination.","body":"(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:\n(1) An existing child custody determination;\n(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;\n(3) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated;\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(B) A prosecutor acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.","path":["Title 31 Domestic Relations-Children","Chapter 3127 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3127.45","current_through":"2005-04-11 (Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:32Z","sha256":"5b7f1dde39c9a5208a0161e36f80d51b2576c96268ba3e52ff30096765c24731","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3127.44","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3127.46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}