§958. Injunctions; recovery of payments
1.
When it appears to the Attorney General that any person has formed or published a lottery, or taken any measures for that purpose, or is engaged in selling or otherwise distributing tickets, certificates, shares or interests in a lottery, whether that lottery originated in this State or not, the Attorney General shall immediately make complaint in the name of the State to the Superior Court for an injunction to restrain that person from further proceedings in that lottery. If satisfied that there is sufficient ground for an injunction, the court shall forthwith issue the injunction and upon issuance it shall order notice to be served on the adverse party to appear and answer to the complaint. The court, after a full hearing, may dissolve, modify or make perpetual the injunction, make all orders and decrees necessary to restrain and suppress such unlawful proceedings and, if the adverse party neglects to appear, or the final decree of the court is against the adverse party, judgment must be rendered against the adverse party for all costs, fees and expenses incurred in the case and for such compensation to the Attorney General for the Attorney General's expenses as the court determines reasonable.
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §65 (COR).]
2.
Payments, compensations and securities of every description, made directly or indirectly in whole or in part, for any such lottery or ticket, certificate, share or interest therein, are received without consideration and against law and equity, and may be recovered.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §65 (COR).