Every officer, agent, or employee of any corporation and every person who violates or fails to comply with this article relating to the regulation of motor carriers and limousine carriers or any order, rule, or regulation of the department, or who procures, aids, or abets therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Misdemeanor violations of this article may be prosecuted, handled, and disposed of in the manner provided for by Chapter 13 of this title. History. Code 1981, § 40-1-55, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 4(3)/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, substituted “department,” for “Department of Public Safety,” in the first sentence.