Role of district attorney and Attorney General.

NRS 125A.565 Role of district attorney and Attorney General. 1. In a case arising pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a district attorney or the Attorney General may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding brought pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, 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: (a) An existing child custody determination; (b) A request to do so from a court in a pending child custody proceeding; (c) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or (d) 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. 2. A district attorney or the Attorney General acting pursuant to this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1004)