When someone is running or about to run a pyramid sales scheme, the state's top lawyer (the attorney general) can go to court to make them stop. The court can issue an order to halt the activity right away, and the attorney general does not have to pay a deposit or bond to get that order.
407.415. may obtain , when — not required. — In addition to other penalties and provided in sections 407.400 to 407.420, whenever it appears that any person is engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes a , the attorney general may bring an in the having to such act or practice, and upon a proper showing, a or a preliminary or shall be granted without bond.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1974 H.B. 1132 § 4, A.L. 1975 H.B. 810 § 5)
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Citation of law
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Definitions
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