Georgia § 10-5A-22 - Legal or equitable remedies; special remedies.

§ 10-5A-22. Legal or equitable remedies; special remedies.

Upon a proper showing by the Commissioner that a person has violated, or is about to violate, any provision of this chapter or any rule or order of the Commissioner, a superior court of appropriate jurisdiction may grant appropriate legal or equitable remedies. Upon a showing of a violation of this chapter or a rule or order of the Commissioner, the court, in addition to traditional legal and equitable remedies, including temporary restraining orders, permanent or temporary prohibitory or mandatory injunctions, and writs of prohibition or mandamus, may grant the following special remedies: Imposition of a civil penalty in an amount which may not exceed $10,000.00 for any single violation or $100,000.00 for multiple violations in a single proceeding or a series of related proceedings; Disgorgement; Declaratory judgment; Restitution to investors wishing restitution; and Appointment of a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant's assets. Appropriate remedies when the defendant is shown only about to violate this chapter or a rule or order of the Commissioner shall be limited to: A temporary restraining order; A temporary or permanent injunction; A writ of prohibition or mandamus; or An order appointing a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant's assets. The court shall not require the Commissioner to post a bond in any official action under this chapter. Upon a proper showing by the commissioner or securities or commodity agency of another state that a person other than a government or governmental agency or instrumentality has violated, or is about to violate, any provision of the commodity act of that state or any rule or order of the commissioner or securities or commodity agency of that state, a superior court of appropriate jurisdiction may grant appropriate legal and equitable remedies. Upon a showing of a violation of the securities or commodity act of a foreign state or a rule or order of the commissioner or securities or commodity agency of the foreign state, the court, in addition to traditional legal or equitable remedies including temporary restraining orders, permanent or temporary prohibitory or mandatory injunctions, and writs of prohibition or mandamus, may grant the following special remedies: Disgorgement; and Appointment of a receiver, conservator, or ancillary receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant's assets located in this state. Appropriate remedies when the defendant is shown only about to violate the securities or commodity act of the foreign state or a rule or order of the commissioner or securities or commodity agency of the foreign state shall be limited to: A temporary restraining order; A temporary or permanent injunction; A writ of prohibition or mandamus; or An order appointing a receiver, conservator, or ancillary receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant's assets located in this state. (Code 1981, § 10-5A-22 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1636, § 1.)