30-14-111. Department to restrain unlawful acts. (1) Whenever the department has reason to believe that a person is using, has used, or is about to knowingly use any method, act, or practice declared by 30-14-103 to be unlawful and that proceeding would be in the public interest, the department may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction or temporary restraining order the use of the unlawful method, act, or practice upon giving appropriate notice to that person.
(2) The notice must state generally the relief sought and be served in accordance with 30-14-115 at least 20 days before the hearing of the action in which the relief sought is a temporary or permanent injunction. The notice for a temporary restraining order is governed by 27-19-315.
(3) An action under this section may be brought in the district court in the county in which a person resides or has the person's principal place of business or in the district court of Lewis and Clark County.
(4) A district court is authorized to issue temporary or permanent injunctions or temporary restraining orders to restrain and prevent violations of this part, and an injunction must be issued without bond.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 275, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 85-405; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 394, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 322, L. 2003.
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