A. A court on its own motion may order abduction prevention measures in a child-custody proceeding if the court finds that the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child.
B. A party to a child-custody determination or another individual or entity having a right pursuant to the law of this state or any other state to seek a child-custody determination for the child may file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures to protect the child pursuant to the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act.
C. A prosecutor or public authority designated pursuant to Section 40-10A-315 NMSA 1978 may seek a warrant to take physical custody of a child pursuant to Section 9 of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act or other appropriate prevention measures.
History: Laws 2013, ch. 156, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 156, § 13 made the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act effective January 1, 2014.