Notice and opportunity to be heard by carriers

Before the department shall enter any order, regulation, or requirement directed against any limousine carrier, such carrier shall first be given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard on the matter. History. Code 1981, § 40-1-164, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865. 40-1-165. Motor carrier authorization number of limousine carriers included in advertisement. In any advertisement for a limousine carrier, whether by print, radio, television, other broadcast, or electronic media including but not limited to internet advertising and any listing or sites on any website, the limousine carrier shall include the motor carrier authorization number issued to it by the department. The department shall be required to issue a motor carrier authorization number to each registered limousine carrier. Whenever the department, after a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 40-1-56, finds that any person is advertising in violation of this Code section, the department may impose a fine of not more than $500.00 for an initial violation and not more than $15,000.00 for a second or subsequent violation. History. Code 1981, § 40-1-165, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 4(11)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024. Amendments. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, part of an Act to revise, modern- ize, and correct the Code, in the first sentence, revised capitalization and substituted “department” for “Department of Public Safety” at the end. 126 40-1-166 IDENTIFICATION & REGULATION 40-1-167 40-1-166. Commercial indemnity and liability insurance.