§ 7-14-2. Enjoining operations of a business.
The attorney general is authorized to institute civil proceedings in the superior
court to enjoin the operation of any business other than a corporation, including
a partnership, limited partnership, unincorporated association, joint venture, or
sole proprietorship, when:
(1) Any person in control of the business, who may be a partner in a partnership, a participant
in a joint venture, the owner of a sole proprietorship, an employee or agent of the
business, or a person who, in fact, exercises control over the operations of the business,
has, in conducting
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§ 7-14-2. Enjoining operations of a business.
The attorney general is authorized to institute civil proceedings in the superior
court to enjoin the operation of any business other than a corporation, including
a partnership, limited partnership, unincorporated association, joint venture, or
sole proprietorship, when:
(1) Any person in control of the business, who may be a partner in a partnership, a participant
in a joint venture, the owner of a sole proprietorship, an employee or agent of the
business, or a person who, in fact, exercises control over the operations of the business,
has, in conducting its business affairs, purposely engaged in a persistent course
of gambling, unlawful traffic in narcotics, extortion, embezzlement, intimidation,
bribery, prostitution, crimes against nature, or other illegal conduct with the intent
to compel or induce other persons, firms, or corporations to deal with the business
or engage in any illegal conduct; and
(2) That for the prevention of future illegal conduct of the same character, the public
interest requires the operation of the business to be enjoined.