Kansas Statutes 48-1611. Injunction proceedings
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-1611
- 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, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, or any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agency, or agency of the foregoing, other than the United States nuclear regulatory commission, or any successor thereto, and other than federal government agencies licensed by the United States nuclear regulatory commission, or any successor thereto. See Kansas Statutes 48-1603
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Kansas department of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 48-1603
Whenever, in the judgment of the secretary, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this act or any rule and regulation or order issued thereunder, the attorney general shall be empowered to make application to the district court of the county in which such acts or practices may be performed, for an order enjoining such acts or practices, or for an order directing compliance, and upon a showing by the secretary that such person has engaged or is about to engage in any such acts or practices, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order may be granted. If the attorney general shall present a verified application for a restraining order which alleges an immediate danger to the public health and safety, such restraining order shall issue forthwith.