598A.070 - Duties of Attorney General and district attorneys. - Nevada Statutes

598A.070  Duties of Attorney General and district attorneys.

      1.  The Attorney General shall:

      (a) Enforce the provisions of this chapter.

      (b) Investigate suspected violations of the provisions of this chapter.

      (c) Institute proceedings on behalf of the State, its agencies, political subdivisions, districts or municipal corporations, or as parens patriae of the persons residing in the State for:

             (1) Injunctive relief to prevent and restrain a violation of any provision of this chapter.

             (2) Civil penalties for violations of the provisions of this chapter.

             (3) Criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of this chapter.

      2.  Any district attorney in this State, with the permission or at the direction of the Attorney General, shall institute proceedings in the name of the State of Nevada for any violation of the provisions of this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 946; A 1989, 305)