North Dakota Code 6-15-03 – Investigation of financial entities
1. Any person may allege violations under this chapter to the attorney general. The attorney general may investigate alleged violations under this chapter and shall provide a written notice to any person in violation. A person that has received a written notice from the attorney general must cease the use of a firearms code within thirty calendar days.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-15-03
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
2. The attorney general may pursue, and a court may order, an injunction against any person if the person fails to cease the use of a firearms code after the expiration of thirty days from receipt of written notice.
3. If a court issues an injunction under this section, the court shall award the attorney general reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
4. If the attorney general finds a financial entity willfully violated this chapter, the attorney general shall assess a fee of ten thousand dollars per transaction. Fees collected under this section must be deposited into the merchant code violation fund. A financial entity desiring to appeal the attorney general’s finding of a violation under this chapter may appeal the finding in accordance with chapter 28-32.
5. Information disclosed to a federal government entity is not a defense to any civil action filed under this section, unless the disclosure or action is required by federal law or regulation.