Rule 515-16-14-.06 - Commission Action(1) The Commission may accept or reject a proposed settlement to resolve probable violations of the Act. If the Commission rejects a proposed settlement, a hearing may be scheduled to receive evidence and take appropriate enforcement action as provide by Commission Rule.(2) At any hearing scheduled regarding assessment of civil penalties under the Chapter 14 of the Commission's Transportation Rules, the Commission may assign the case to a hearing officer pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 46-2-58 for the receipt of testimony, documentary, and other tangible evidence, oral argument and briefs by the parties; and upon closing of the said hearing, the hearing officer shall render a recommended decision or initial decision within forty-five (45) days of receipt of final briefs or close of the record, which ever last occurs.(3) If the Commission finds, after a hearing, that a violation of the Act has occurred, it may impose a civil penalty as provided by Transportation Rule 515-16-14-.07 or in O.C.G.A. §§ 46-2-58, 46-2-90, 46-2-91, 46-7-27, 46-7-90, and 46-7-91.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-16-14-.06
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 46-2-58, 46-2-90, 46-2-91, 46-7-27, 46-7-90, 46-7-91, R. 515-16-14-.07.
Original Rule entitled "Commission Action" adopted. F. June 10, 2008; eff. June 30, 2008.