Rhode Island General Laws 5-54-17. Injunction of violations
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When it appears to the director that any person is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, the director may cause an action to be instituted, commenced in the name of the board, to enjoin that violation in a court of competent jurisdiction and that court may enjoin any person, firm, corporation, or association without regard to whether proceedings have been or may be instituted before the director or whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-54-17
- Board: means the board of licensure of physician assistants. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-54-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Director: means the director of the department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-54-2
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6