394.600 - Action for enforcement; injunctive relief.
394.600 Action for enforcement; injunctive relief.
1. The Attorney General or any district attorney, at the request of the Commission or Board or on his or her own motion, may bring any appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
2. If it appears to the Commission or Board that any person is violating or is about to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any of its regulations or orders, the Commission or Board may, on its own motion or on the written complaint of any person, file an action for injunction in the name of the Commission or Board in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State against the person to enjoin the violation or for an order directing compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and all regulations and orders promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
3. The right of injunction provided in this section is in addition to any other legal remedy which the Commission or Board has, and is in addition to any right of criminal prosecution provided by law; but the Commission or Board shall not obtain a temporary restraining order without notice to the person affected.
4. The existence of a pending action by the Commission or Board with respect to alleged violations of this chapter does not operate as a bar to an action for injunctive relief pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1516; A 1985, 1003)
NRS 394.610 Penalty. Unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided, a person who willfully violates the provisions of NRS 394.005 to 394.550, inclusive, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Each day’s failure to comply with the provisions of these sections is a separate offense.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1517; A 1985, 1003; 1987, 214)