{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.88.037","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.88.037","heading":"Investigation and injunction.","body":"(a) The commission may request the department to conduct investigations to determine whether a person has violated a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under it, or to secure information useful in the administration of this chapter.\n(b) If it appears to the department that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice in violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under it and that action is warranted in the public interest, the department shall notify all commission members by telephone or facsimile of a proposed order or action, and, if a majority of the members of the commission approve, the department may\n(1) after reasonable notice of and an opportunity for a hearing is given to the person, issue an order directing the person to stop the act or practice; the department may issue a temporary order before a hearing is held; a temporary order remains in effect until a final order affirming, modifying, or reversing the temporary order is issued or until 15 days have elapsed after the person receives the notice and has not requested a hearing; a temporary order becomes final if the person to whom the notice is addressed does not request a hearing within 15 days after receiving the notice; if a hearing is requested, a hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer within 30 days; the commission shall issue a final order within 10 days after the hearing;\n(2) bring an action in superior court to enjoin the act or practice and to enforce compliance with this chapter, a regulation adopted under it, or an order issued under it;\n(3) examine or have examined the books and records of a person whose business activities require licensure under this chapter and the department may require the person to pay the reasonable costs of the examination; and\n(4) issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses, and the production of books, records, and other documents.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 88. Real Estate Brokers and Other Licensees."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.88.037","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"6f682bd66fc9786b6d7905635a4bee4a9d52f2edbeddbc6eac30f8a910ac9d8e","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.88.034","next":"us-ak/as-08.88.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}