(a)
(1) It shall be the duty of the Attorney General and the several prosecuting attorneys, upon request of the Director of the Division of Labor or any of his or her authorized representatives, to prosecute any violation of the law that is the duty of the director to enforce.
(2) The director may, upon his or her own motion, bring all necessary suits and institute such prosecutions as may be necessary to properly enforce this subchapter, and he or she shall not be required to give bond for cost or make appeal bonds.
(b)
(1) In lieu of the penalties provided in § 11-2-104, any penalty except imprisonment may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the State of Arkansas.
(2) The civil action shall be entitled to an expeditious hearing and shall receive precedence over all other matters except older matters of the same nature.
(3) Any sums forfeited under the provisions of this section shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State in the same manner as provided by law for other moneys of the state.