Texas § OC.201.601 - INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
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§ OC.201.601. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The board may institute in the board's name an action to restrain a violation of this chapter. An action under this subsection is in addition to any other action authorized by law. (b) The state may sue for an injunction to restrain the practice of chiropractic in violation of this chapter. (c) The state shall be represented in suits for injunction by: (1) the attorney general; (2) the district attorney of the district in which the defendant resides; or (3) the county attorney of the county in which the defendant resides. (d) A suit for injunction under Subsection (b) may not be filed before the final conviction for a violation of this chapter of the party sought to be enjoined. (e) The state is not required to show that a person is personally injured by the defendant's unlawful practice of chiropractic. (f) A court may not grant a temporary or permanent injunction until a hearing of the complaint on its merits. A court may not issue an injunction or restraining order until the final trial and final judgment on the merits of the suit. (g) If the defendant is shown to have been unlawfully practicing chiropractic or to have been about to unlawfully practice chiropractic, the court shall perpetually enjoin the defendant from practicing chiropractic in the manner that was the subject of the suit. (h) A defendant who disobeys the injunction is subject to the penalties provided by law for the violation of an injunction. The remedy by injunction is in addition to a criminal prosecution. (i) A suit for injunction under this section shall be advanced for trial on the docket of the trial court and advanced and tried in the appellate courts in the same manner as other suits for injunction. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section OC.201.601 ("INJUNCTIVE RELIEF") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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