(1) Whenever it appears to the securities commissioner upon sufficient evidence satisfactory to the securities commissioner that any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this article or of any rule or order under this article, the securities commissioner may apply to the district court for the city and county of Denver to temporarily restrain or preliminarily or permanently enjoin the act or practice in question and to enforce compliance with this article or any rule or order under this article. In any such action, the securities commissioner shall not be required to plead or prove irreparable injury or the inadequacy or a remedy at law. Under no circumstances shall the court require the commissioner to post a bond.
(2) The securities commissioner may include in any action authorized by subsection (1) of this section a claim for restitution, disgorgement, or other equitable relief on behalf of some or all of the persons injured by the act or practice constituting the subject matter of the action.
Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 2419, § 1, effective January 1, 1992.