North Dakota Code 51-28-14 – Cease and desist orders
When it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in, or is engaging in, any practice declared to be unlawful by this chapter or by any rule or order of the attorney general issued under this chapter, the attorney general, without notice and hearing, may issue any cease and desist order which the attorney general deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest, including if any person fails or refuses to file any statement or report, or obey any subpoena issued by the attorney general under this chapter or chapter 51-15. A person aggrieved by an order issued under this section may request a hearing before the attorney general if a written request is made within ten days after the receipt of the order. An adjudicative proceeding under this section must be conducted in accordance with chapter 28-32, unless otherwise specifically provided herein.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 51-28-14
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- 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