3724.13 Injunctive relief.

The director of health may request that the attorney general bring an action in the court of common pleas in the county in which a community alternative home is located for appropriate injunctive relief against the home if the director determines that the operation of the home constitutes a real and present danger to the health and safety of any of the residents or if the director determines that the home is operating without a license. The court shall grant appropriate injunctive relief on a showing that the operation of the home constitutes a real and present danger to the health or safety of any of the residents or that the home is operating without a license.

At the request of the director of health, the attorney general shall bring an action for appropriate relief, including civil penalties, in the court of common pleas of the county in which a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under it has occurred or is occurring. The court may impose on the violator a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day a violation continues.

The remedies in this section are cumulative to other remedies available under federal or state law or municipal ordinance.

At the request of the director of health, the attorney general may investigate alleged violations of section 3724.02 of the Revised Code. The director of health may request a prosecuting attorney, a city director of law, or a village solicitor to prosecute any person for a violation of section 3724.02 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 10-10-1989