When any person, partnership, corporation, or association engages in the business activities of a collection agency without a valid license issued under this chapter or has had the license revoked, suspended, or refused, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the State Board of Collection Agencies may petition the circuit court in the jurisdiction in which the collection activity has occurred and, upon affidavit, secure a writ of injunction, without bond, restraining and prohibiting the person, partnership, corporation, or association from operating the collection agency.