Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that any person is using, has used, or is about to use any method, act or practice prohibited by Section 75-24-5, and that proceedings would be in the public interest, he may bring an action in the name of the state against such person to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction the use of such method, act or practice. The action shall be brought in the chancery or county court of the county in which such person resides or has his principal place of business, or, with consent of the parties, may be brought in the chancery or county court of the county in which the State Capitol is located. The said courts are authorized to issue temporary or permanent injunctions to restrain and prevent violations of this chapter, and such injunctions shall be issued without bond.
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-24-9
Injunction to restrain or prevent violation
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Hood v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. (2013)
Most recently applied in 256 So. 3d 1 - Purdue Pharma L.P. v. State of Mississippi (October 2018)
Laws, 1974, ch. 555, § 5; Laws, 1994, ch. 537, § 3, eff from and after passage (approved March 29, 1994
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