Injunctive relief in state statutes
Court orders requiring conduct to stop or change.
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Found in reviewed text (44)
- Alabama — the Attorney General or the district attorney may bring an action in the name of the state against such person to restrain by temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction such acts or practices
- Alaska — Private injunctive relief available; victim may bring action for injunction
- Arizona — attorney general may seek and obtain in an action in a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction prohibiting the person from continuing the practices
- California — An order enjoining the methods, acts, or practices; action for injunctive relief may be commenced without compliance with subdivision (a)
- Colorado — Injunctive relief is available in class actions and for certain violations.
- Connecticut — The court may, in its discretion, order, in addition to damages or in lieu of damages, injunctive or other equitable relief.
- Delaware — Court of Chancery may grant temporary restraining orders, preliminary or permanent injunctions, and other necessary relief.
- District of Columbia — An injunction against the use of the unlawful trade practice.
- Florida — action to enjoin a person who has violated, is violating, or is otherwise likely to violate this part
- Georgia — injunction available
- Hawaii — Consumer may bring proceedings to enjoin the unlawful practices
- Idaho — Available - person or class may seek order enjoining unlawful practices
- Illinois — The Court may grant injunctive relief where appropriate
- Iowa — The court may order such equitable relief as it deems necessary to protect the public from further violations, including temporary and permanent injunctive relief.
- Kansas — consumer may enjoin or obtain restraining order
- Kentucky — Court may provide equitable relief; AG may seek restraining order or injunction
- Louisiana — Attorney general may bring action for injunctive relief; courts authorized to issue restraining orders and injunctions without bond.
- Maine — such other equitable relief, including an injunction, as the court determines to be necessary and proper
- Maryland — Attorney General may seek injunction to prohibit violation
- Massachusetts — for damages and such equitable relief, including an injunction, as the court deems to be necessary and proper
- Michigan — A person may enjoin a person engaging or about to engage in an unlawful method, act, or practice; the attorney general may seek temporary or permanent injunction
- Minnesota — Attorney general or county attorney may seek injunction; private consumer may receive other equitable relief
- Missouri — Court may provide equitable relief, including injunction, in its discretion
- Montana — Department may seek injunction; court may provide equitable relief
- Nebraska — May bring a civil action to enjoin further violations; AG may bring action to restrain and prevent prohibited acts
- Nevada — Any equitable relief that the court deems appropriate.
- New Hampshire — Available to private individuals without bond, subject to court discretion; AG may seek injunction
- New York — Attorney general may enjoin unlawful acts or practices; injured person may bring action to enjoin deceptive act or practice
- North Dakota — attorney general may seek and obtain an injunction prohibiting that person from continuing the unlawful practice
- Ohio — consumer may seek injunction
- Oklahoma — Attorney General or district attorney may seek to enjoin or obtain a restraining order against a violator.
- Oregon — The court may provide any equitable relief the court considers necessary or proper
- Pennsylvania — The Attorney General or a District Attorney may bring an action to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction the use of such method, act or practice.
- Rhode Island — Court may order injunctive or other equitable relief in addition to damages.
- South Carolina — Attorney General may seek temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction
- South Dakota — the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction the use of the act or practice
- Texas — an order enjoining such acts or failure to act
- Utah — injunctive relief
- Vermont — Attorney General or State's Attorney may bring action to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction; consumer may sue for appropriate equitable relief
- Virginia — Yes, the Attorney General, attorney for the Commonwealth, or attorney for a city, county, or town may seek to enjoin violations.
- Washington — yes
- West Virginia — The court may provide equitable relief it considers necessary or proper.
- Wisconsin — The department or department of justice or district attorney may seek injunction.
- Wyoming — restrain by temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction the use of such practice
Not found or not captured (7)
A missing finding does not establish that the law lacks this provision.