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# O.C.G.A. § 43-45-20. Injunctions.

The Commissioner may institute a civil action to enjoin any violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter. A violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter is declared to constitute a public nuisance, and such action for injunction may be maintained notwithstanding the existence of other legal remedies and notwithstanding the pendency or successful completion of a criminal prosecution.

## History

Ga. L. 1957, p. 299, § 11; Ga. L. 1960, p. 813, § 15; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43.