13-11-7 - Duties of enforcing authority -- Confidentiality of identity of persons investigated -- Civil penalty for violation of restraining or injunctive orders.
13-11-7. Duties of enforcing authority -- Confidentiality of identity of personsinvestigated -- Civil penalty for violation of restraining or injunctive orders.
(1) The enforcing authority shall:
(a) enforce this chapter throughout the state;
(b) cooperate with state and local officials, officials of other states, and officials of thefederal government in the administration of comparable statutes;
(c) inform consumers and suppliers on a continuing basis of the provisions of this chapterand of acts or practices that violate this chapter including mailing information concerning finaljudgments to persons who request it, for which he may charge a reasonable fee to cover theexpense;
(d) receive and act on complaints; and
(e) maintain a public file of final judgments rendered under this chapter that have beeneither reported officially or made available for public dissemination under Subsection (1)(c), finalconsent judgments, and to the extent the enforcing authority considers appropriate, assurances ofvoluntary compliance.
(2) In carrying out his duties, the enforcing authority may not publicly disclose theidentity of a person investigated unless his identity has become a matter of public record in anenforcement proceeding or he has consented to public disclosure.
(3) On motion of the enforcing authority, or on its own motion, the court may impose acivil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day a temporary restraining order, preliminaryinjunction, or permanent injunction issued under this chapter is violated, if the supplier receivednotice of the restraining or injunctive order. Civil penalties imposed under this section shall bepaid to the General Fund.
Amended by Chapter 92, 1987 General Session