(a) The Attorney General is authorized to institute civil proceedings in the Superior Court to enjoin the operation of any business other than a corporation, including a partnership, limited partnership, unincorporated association, joint venture or sole proprietorship, when: (1) Any person in control of any such business, who may be a partner in a partnership, a participant in a joint venture, the owner of a sole proprietorship, an employee or agent of any such business, or a person who, in fact, exercises control over the operations of any such business, has, in conducting its business affairs, purposely engaged in a persistent course of gambling, unlawful traffic in narcotics, extortion, embezzlement, intimidation, bribery, prostitution, or other such illegal conduct with the intent to compel or induce other persons, firms or corporations to deal with such business or engage in any such illegal conduct, and (2) for the prevention of future illegal conduct of the same character, the public interest requires the operation of the business to be enjoined.
(b) The proceedings authorized by subsection (a) of this section may be instituted against a business other than a corporation in the superior court for any judicial district in which it is doing business and the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with rules of civil procedure and the applicable rules of court.
(1971, P.A. 308, S. 2, 3 (b); P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127.)
History: P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to county.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 3 - State Elective Officers
Section 3-124. - Election; qualifications; salary; bond. Office of Attorney General full time.
Section 3-125. - Duties of Attorney General; deputy; assistants; associate attorneys general.
Section 3-125a. - Certain agreements or stipulations required to be approved by General Assembly.
Section 3-126. - Protection of interstate watercourses.
Section 3-127. - Negotiations concerning interstate watercourses.
Section 3-128. - Signature machines.
Section 3-129a. - Suppression of criminally operated corporations.
Section 3-129b. - Suppression of criminally operated businesses other than corporations.
Section 3-129c. - Actions re imposition of income tax on state residents by New York City.
Section 3-129d. - Action to enforce the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Section 3-129h. - Agreements concerning state-wide opioid claim.
Section 3-130. - Proceedings to obtain reasonable transportation rates.