Section 47. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon an information filed by the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, to restrain all violations of this chapter and to endorse compliance with the provisions thereof and payment of all fines, forfeitures or penalties provided thereby. The remedy herein provided shall be in addition to all other remedies otherwise provided by law or by this chapter, and not in substitution thereof.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 176P sec. 47

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.