§ 20-61-301 - Penalty -- Injunction. - Arkansas Statutes

20-61-301. Penalty -- Injunction.

(a) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this subchapter for which no civil penalty is provided by this subchapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the second and subsequent offenses.

(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards to report for prosecution or for the institution of libel or injunction proceedings any minor violations of this subchapter whenever he or she believes that the public interest will be adequately served by a suitable written notice of warning.

(c) (1) It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney to whom any violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.

(2) Before the director reports a violation for prosecution, an opportunity shall be given the affected person to present his or her views to the director.

(d) (1) The director is authorized to apply for and the court is authorized to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this subchapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this subchapter, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law.

(2) The injunction shall be issued without bond.