Section 36-6A-17 - Employment of assistance in enforcement--Action for injunction--Election ofremedies--Legal representation of board.
36-6A-17. Employment of assistance in enforcement--Action for injunction--Election of remedies--Legal representation of board. The Board of Dentistry may use its own staff or employ licensed dentists, agents or investigators to assist in the enforcement of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board. If it appears to the board that a person is violating any provision or rule of this chapter, the board may, in its own name, bring an action for an injunction as an alternate to criminal proceedings, and the commencement of one proceeding by the board constitutes an election. Such proceedings shall be prosecuted by the attorney general's office or person designated by the attorney general and retained by the board as provided in § 36-6A-18.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0616; SL 1971, ch 213, § 11; SL 1981, ch 275, § 9; SL 1992, ch 269, § 17.