RS 51:911.34     

§911.34.  Suit by commission for violations; venue; relief obtainable

A.  Whenever it appears that a person is violating or is threatening to violate the Code or a provision of this Part, Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the commission shall bring suit to restrain that person from continuing the violation or from carrying out the threat.

B.  Venue is permissible in the district court in the parish of the residence of any one of the defendants or in the parish where the violation is alleged to have occurred or is threatened or in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.

C.  In the suit, the commission may obtain injunctions, prohibitory and mandatory, including temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, as the facts warrant, including, when appropriate, injunctions restraining a person from moving or disposing of a manufactured home that is subject to the requirements of this Part, Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, or to restrain a person from engaging in any business for which a license has been or should be issued under this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter.  Any such manufactured home may, in the court's discretion, be ordered impounded or placed under the control of an agent appointed by the court.

D.  All costs incurred by the commission, including reasonable attorney fees, may be borne by the person or licensee who has been enjoined, or found in violation of the provisions of the Code, or any provision of this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1.  Amended by Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2008, No. 825, §1.