(a) Whenever it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of this part or any rule or order hereunder, the attorney general may, in the attorney general’s discretion, bring an action in the chancery court of any county in this state to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this part or any rule or order hereunder.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-1707

  • Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general and reporter's designee. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1702
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Person: means any individual, company, corporation, partnership, association or firm, including any officer, director or employee of a corporation. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1702
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(b) Upon a proper showing, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, writ of mandamus, discouragement or other proper equitable relief shall be granted.
(c) The court shall not require the attorney general to post a bond.
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