(a) In a case arising under this Act or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the State‘s Attorney or other appropriate public official 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:
        (1) an existing child-custody determination;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 36/315

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

        (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 State’s Attorney or appropriate public official acting under this Section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.
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