(1) If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services determines that any person has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in any act or practice that the director believes is in violation of ORS 697.612 or 697.642 to 697.702, the director may bring suit in the name of the State of Oregon in any circuit court of this state to enjoin the acts or practices. Upon a proper showing, the court shall grant a permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order and may appoint a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant’s assets. The court may not require the director to post a bond. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the director if the director prevails in an action under this section. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to a defendant who prevails in an action under this section if the court determines that the director had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting the claim or no reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of the trial court.
(2) The director may include in any suit authorized by subsection (1) of this section a claim for damages on behalf of any other person injured by any act or practice against which an injunction or restraining order is sought. The court may award appropriate relief to the person if the court finds that enforcement of the right of the person by private civil action or suit, whether by class action or otherwise, would be so burdensome or expensive as to be impracticable. [1983 c.17 §18; 1995 c.696 §46; 2005 c.338 §19]
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