§ 20-176.4. Enforcement.

(1)

It shall be the duty and responsibility of all law enforcement officials to assist in the enforcement of this division and the code to the extent that it is within their jurisdiction to do so.

(2)

In addition to the procedures established elsewhere in this division, at any time after a complaint has been filed, in order to preserve the status quo or to prevent irreparable harm, the board may take whatever action is necessary to preserve such status quo or to prevent such irreparable harm, including but not limited to seeking temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, without bond.

(3)

Whenever any person has been determined by the board to have engaged in an unfair or deceptive trade act or practice by violating any provision of section 20-160(i)(26) or (35), the board may order such person to refund any moneys paid, collected or received by that person.

(4)

Whenever any person has been determined by the board to have engaged in an unfair or deceptive trade act or practice, as defined in section 20-160(i), except as provided above, the board may order that person to return or refund those moneys which have been established as quantifiable damages in the particular instance.

(5)

Whenever any person has engaged in any acts or practices which constitute violations of any provision of this article or the code, the state attorney or office of the county attorney may make application to the circuit court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for an order enjoining such acts or practices and for an order granting permanent injunction, restraining order, or other order enjoining such acts or practices, said orders to be granted without bond.

(Ord. No. 81-77, § 22, 8-11-81; Ord. No. 90-16, § 14, 7-10-90; Ord. No. 1997-28, § 3, 7-8-97)