Indiana § 15-17-19-3 - Injunctions
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 15-17-19-3 — Injunctions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-17-19-3. Injunctions
Sec. 3. (a) If a person engages in the business of a livestock dealer, including employing an individual to act on the person's behalf, without a license required under this article:
(1) the attorney general;
(2) the board or the board's representative;
(3) the prosecuting attorney; or
(4) a resident of the county in which the person engaged in the business of dealing without a license;
may maintain an action in the name of the state to enjoin the person from continuing the violation.
(b) An injunction granted under this section does not relieve a person from any criminal prosecution allowed for the person's violation of this article.
(c) A complaint for an injunction is sufficient if it alleges that:
(1) on a certain date; and
(2) in a specific county;
the person engaged in business as a livestock dealer and did not have a valid license required under this article.
(d) If an injunction is granted in an action brought by a resident of the county, the court shall order the defendant to pay reasonable attorney's fees to the plaintiff's attorney.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-20-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
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Section 15-17-19-3 ("Injunctions") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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