When the state can stop public utility violations

In the event any public utility employer or any employees of a public utility are found to be violating or failing to comply with the requirements of this chapter or there is reasonable cause to believe that the employer or employees are violating or failing to comply with such requirements, the attorney general, at the attorney general's own instance or at the request of the director of labor and industrial relations, shall institute appropriate proceedings in the circuit in which the violation occurs to enjoin the performance of any acts or practices forbidden by this chapter, or to require the employer or employees to comply with the requirements of this chapter. Jurisdiction to hear and dispose of all actions under this section is hereby conferred upon each circuit judge, and each such judge may issue such orders and decrees, by way of injunction, mandatory injunction or otherwise, as may be appropriate to enforce this chapter. All such suits shall be brought in the name of the State by the attorney general. The county attorney of each county shall, at the request of the attorney general, conduct such proceedings in behalf of the State.