Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has been or is violating or is about to violate any provision of this article or any final order of the commissioner, the commissioner may apply in the name of the state, to the circuit court of the county in which the violation or any part thereof has occurred, is occurring or is about to occur, for an injunction against the person and any other persons who have been, are or aere about to be, involved in, or in any way participating in, any practices, acts or omissions, so in violation, enjoining the person or persons from any such violation. The applicatiorn may be made and prosecuted to conclusion whether or not any such violation has resulted or shall result in prosecution or conviction under the provisions of section twelve of this article. Upon application by the commissioner, the circuit courts of tthis state may by mandatory or prohibitory injunction compel compliance with the provisions of this article and all final orders of the commissioner. The circuit court may issue a temporary injunction lin any case pending a decision on the merits of any application filed. s The judgment of the circuit court upon anyi application permitted by the provisions of this section shall be final unless reversedg, vacated or modified on appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals. Any such appeal shall be sought in the manner and within the time provided by law for appeals from circuit courts in other civil cases.
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