§ 51-15-04 — Powers of attorney general

When it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in, or is engaging in,
any practice declared to be unlawful by this chapter or by other provisions of law, including
chapter 50-22, 51-12, 51-13, 51-14, 51-16.1, or 51-18, or when the attorney general believes it
to be in the public interest to investigate whether a person in fact has engaged in, is engaging
in, or is about to engage in, any unlawful practice under this chapter or other provisions of law,
including chapter 50-22, 51-12, 51-13, 51-14, 51-16.1, or 51-18, the attorney general may:
1. Require that person to file, on forms the attorney general prescribes, a statement or
report in writing, under oath or otherwise, of all the facts and circumstances
concerning the sale or advertisement of merchandise by that person, as well as other
data and information the attorney general may determine necessary.
2. Examine under oath any person in connection with the sale or advertisement of any
merchandise.
3. Examine any merchandise or sample thereof, record, book, document, account, or
paper as the attorney general may determine necessary.
4. Pursuant to an order of a district court impound any merchandise or sample thereof,
record, book, document, account, or paper material to that practice and retain the
same in the attorney general's possession until the completion of all proceedings
undertaken under this section or in the courts.