Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 45.50.501 (2026)
Restraining prohibited acts
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Sec. 45.50.501. Restraining prohibited acts.
(a) When the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has used, is using, or is about to use an act or practice declared unlawful in AS 45.50.471, and that proceedings would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain by injunction the use of the act or practice. The action may be brought in the superior court in the judicial district in which the person resides or is doing business or has the person's principal place of business in the state, or, with the consent of the parties, in any other judicial district in the state.
(b) The court may make additional orders or judgments that are necessary to restore to any person in interest any money or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of an act or practice declared to be unlawful by AS 45.50.471.
(a) When the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has used, is using, or is about to use an act or practice declared unlawful in AS 45.50.471, and that proceedings would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain by injunction the use of the act or practice. The action may be brought in the superior court in the judicial district in which the person resides or is doing business or has the person's principal place of business in the state, or, with the consent of the parties, in any other judicial district in the state.
(b) The court may make additional orders or judgments that are necessary to restore to any person in interest any money or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of an act or practice declared to be unlawful by AS 45.50.471.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: State v. First Nat'l Bank of Anchorage, 660 P.2d 406 (Alaska 1982).
State v. First Nat'l Bank of Anchorage, 660 P.2d 406 (Alaska 1982). “We address this argument first because, as the State points out, AS 45.50.501 specifically authorizes the Attorney General to bring suit to enjoin violations of the Act, and expressly empowers the court in such cases to award restitutory relief.”
O'Neill Investigations, Inc. v. Illinois Employers Ins. of Wausau, 636 P.2d 1170 (Alaska 1981). “" [3] AS 45.50.501(a), which authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctions against violations of the Act provides: "When the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has used, is using, or is about to use an act or practice declared unlawful in § 471 of this…”
State v. O'Neill Investigations, Inc., 609 P.2d 520 (Alaska 1980). “" AS 45.50.501(a). Where injunctive relief is sought the court has available broad equitable remedies to redress violations of the Act.”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Mylan Labs., Inc., 205 F.R.D. 369 (D.D.C. 2002). “See Alaska Stat. §§ 45.50.501 (a)-(b), 45.50.”
Casciola v. F.S. Air Serv., Inc., 120 P.3d 1059 (Alaska 2005). “AS 45.50.501(a) authorizes the attorney general to bring an action in the name of the state against parties engaging in practices that violate AS 45.”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Mylan Labs., Inc., 99 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 1999). “’” Alaska Stat. § 45.50.501 (a). Alaska law further provides that “[i]n interpreting AS 45.”
State v. Grogan, 628 P.2d 570 (Alaska 1981). “Nevertheless, it is clear that AS 45.50.501(a) authorizes the state to maintain a claim for injunctive relief against acts declared unlawful under AS 45.”
State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Martinez, 995 P.2d 890 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “Alaska Stat. § 45.50.501 (a) (1998). Kansas courts and comments to our KCPA do not express a similar intent; our statute places recovery for an aggrieved consumer on an equal footing with other enforcement remedies bestowed on our attorney general.”
Connecticut v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. (D. Conn. 2025). “” Alaska Stat. § 45.50.501 (a–b). Although the Alaska Supreme Court has never specifically precluded the State from seeking damages under the AUTPA, the court has often described the relief available under the AUTPA as “injunctive” or “restitutory.”
Crowley Marine Servs., Inc., Crowley Mar. Corp., Northland Fuel, LLC, Yukon Fuel Co., Northland Vessel Leasing Co., LLC, & Yutana Barge Lines, LLC v. State of Alaska & Delta W., LLC, Crowley Fuels LLC v. Delta W. LLC F/K/A Delta W., Inc. (Alaska 2025). “49 AS 45.50.501(a). The ARTA allows the attorney general to “bring an action to enjoin a violation of AS 45.”
— Alaska Stat. § 45.50.501(a) — 5 cases
State v. O'Neill Investigations, Inc., 609 P.2d 520 (Alaska 1980). “" AS 45.50.501(a). Where injunctive relief is sought the court has available broad equitable remedies to redress violations of the Act.”
O'Neill Investigations, Inc. v. Illinois Employers Ins. of Wausau, 636 P.2d 1170 (Alaska 1981). “" [3] AS 45.50.501(a), which authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctions against violations of the Act provides: "When the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has used, is using, or is about to use an act or practice declared unlawful in § 471 of this…”
Casciola v. F.S. Air Serv., Inc., 120 P.3d 1059 (Alaska 2005). “AS 45.50.501(a) authorizes the attorney general to bring an action in the name of the state against parties engaging in practices that violate AS 45.”
State v. Grogan, 628 P.2d 570 (Alaska 1981). “Nevertheless, it is clear that AS 45.50.501(a) authorizes the state to maintain a claim for injunctive relief against acts declared unlawful under AS 45.”
Crowley Marine Servs., Inc., Crowley Mar. Corp., Northland Fuel, LLC, Yukon Fuel Co., Northland Vessel Leasing Co., LLC, & Yutana Barge Lines, LLC v. State of Alaska & Delta W., LLC, Crowley Fuels LLC v. Delta W. LLC F/K/A Delta W., Inc. (Alaska 2025). “49 AS 45.50.501(a). The ARTA allows the attorney general to “bring an action to enjoin a violation of AS 45.”
— Alaska Stat. § 45.50.501(b) — 3 cases
O'Neill Investigations, Inc. v. Illinois Employers Ins. of Wausau, 636 P.2d 1170 (Alaska 1981). “" [3] AS 45.50.501(a), which authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctions against violations of the Act provides: "When the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has used, is using, or is about to use an act or practice declared unlawful in § 471 of this…”
State v. O'Neill Investigations, Inc., 609 P.2d 520 (Alaska 1980). “" AS 45.50.501(a). Where injunctive relief is sought the court has available broad equitable remedies to redress violations of the Act.”
State v. Grogan, 628 P.2d 570 (Alaska 1981). “Nevertheless, it is clear that AS 45.50.501(a) authorizes the state to maintain a claim for injunctive relief against acts declared unlawful under AS 45.”
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