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differential announced for Suffolk County, Massachusetts in | accordance with section 2954-A. |
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| | Sec. F-19. 7 MRSA §2959, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 717, §4, is | amended to read: |
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| | 1. Injunction. In addition to any other remedy set forth in | this chapter for the enforcement of this chapter or any rule, | order or decision of the commission, the Superior Court shall | have has jurisdiction upon complaint filed by the commission, or | any person duly authorized to act for the commission, including, | but not limited to, its executive secretary, to restrain or | enjoin any person from committing any act prohibited by this | chapter or prohibited by any rule, order or decision of the | commission. If it is established upon hearing that the person | charged has been or is committing any unlawful act declared to be | unlawful by under this chapter or is in violation of any rule, | order or decision of the commission, the court shall enter a | decree perpetually enjoining that person from committing further | commission of that act or actions such violations. In case of | violation of any injunction issued under this section, the court | shall summarily try and punish the person for contempt of court. | The existence of other civil or criminal remedies shall be is no | defense to this proceeding. The commission or its authorized | agent shall may not be required to give or post a bond when | making an application for an injunction under this section. |
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| | Sec. F-20. 7 MRSA §2961, as corrected by RR 1997, c. 2, §29, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. F-21. 7 MRSA §2962, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 717, §6, is | amended to read: |
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| | When the commission, after such investigation as it deems | considers appropriate, believes that a violation of this chapter | or of any rule, order or decision of the commission has occurred, | it may order any person to cease that violation. Before issuing | such an order, the commission shall afford any person who would | be aggrieved by the order an opportunity for a hearing. In any | such investigation or hearing, the commission may exercise all of | the powers given to it by section 2953 2952-A. Any person | aggrieved by a final order issued under this section may obtain | judicial review of the order in Superior Court by filing a | petition in accordance with Title 5, section 11001, and the Maine | Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80C. In responding to such a | petition, the commission may seek enforcement of its order, | including civil penalties for any violation found, and the court, | if it upholds the order, may order its enforcement, including | civil penalties. |
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