44-409. Complaints and prosecutions. It shall be the duty of the secretary of labor, or a person or persons designated by the secretary, when informed of any violation of this act, to file a complaint of such violation with the attorney general or with the district attorney or county attorney of the county in which such violation is alleged to have occurred and it shall be the duty of the official informed to institute criminal proceedings for the enforcement of the penalties.

History: L. 1911, ch. 187, § 9; R.S. 1923, 44-409; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 14; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 12; July 1.