Section 408. Whenever it appears to the secretary that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, he may in his discretion bring an action in the superior court for the county in which the person is found or is an inhabitant or transacts business to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule or order hereunder. Upon a proper showing, the court may grant a preliminary or permanent injunction or a temporary restraining order and may order an accounting, disgorgement, rescission and such other relief as may be in the public interest, including but not limited to the appointment of a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant's assets. The court may not require the secretary to post a bond.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 110a - Uniform Securities Act
Section 101 - Sales and Purchases
Section 102 - Advisory Activities
Section 201 - Registration Requirement
Section 202 - Registration Procedure
Section 203 - Post–registration Provisions
Section 203a - Document Disclosing Material Facts
Section 204 - Denial, Revocation, Suspension, Cancellation, and Withdrawal of Registration
Section 301 - Registration Requirement
Section 302 - Registration by Coordination
Section 303 - Registration by Qualification
Section 304 - Provisions Applicable to Registration Generally
Section 305 - Denial, Suspension, and Revocation of Registration
Section 306 - Federal Covered Securities
Section 403 - Filing of Sales and Advertising Literature
Section 404 - Misleading Filings
Section 405 - Unlawful Representations Concerning Registration or Exemption
Section 406 - Administration of Chapter
Section 407 - Investigations and Subpoenas
Section 407a - Violations; Cease and Desist Orders; Costs
Section 409 - Criminal Penalties
Section 410 - Civil Liabilities
Section 411 - Judicial Review of Orders
Section 412 - Rules, Forms, Orders, and Hearings
Section 413 - Administrative Files and Opinions
Section 414 - Scope of the Act and Service of Process