I. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain and enjoin the violation of any provision of this chapter.
II. The duty to institute actions for violation of this chapter, including equity proceedings to restrain and enjoin such a violation, is hereby vested in the consumer protection and antitrust bureau of the department of justice. The attorney general may prosecute misdemeanor actions or institute equity proceedings, or both.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 359-D:10

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

III. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the enforcement by any person of any right provided by this or any other law.
IV. The misdemeanor provision of this section does not apply to a seller’s breach of a contract subject to this chapter.
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