Louisiana § RS 37:1807 - Injunctions; cease and desist orders; penalties

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§ RS 37:1807. Injunctions; cease and desist orders; penalties

A.  When the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a person has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice violative of this Part, the commissioner, in addition to and without prejudice to the authority provided elsewhere in this Part, may issue orders to cease and desist and take corrective action, assess civil money penalties, and bring a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction and venue to restrain and enjoin the person from engaging in future violations of this Part or from engaging in other conduct in violation of law.  The commissioner shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement of but not inconsistent with this Part.

B.  The commissioner may, through the attorney general of the state of Louisiana, or the district attorney of any parish in the state of Louisiana, apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any unlicensed person from engaging in business as a pawnbroker, and any such court may issue temporary restraining orders or preliminary or permanent injunctions without bond as the circumstances shall require.

Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 235, §1; Acts 1999, No. 361, §1; Acts 2003, No. 500, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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