10-1-226. Civil penalty for violations.

Any person violating any provision of:

This article relating to the inspection of electric vehicle charging stations and the resale of electricity;#

Code Section 10-1-225 providing for the regulation of signs advertising the price for the resale of electricity by electric vehicle charging providers; or#

Any rule, regulation, or standard promulgated or adopted by the Commissioner or the department under the provisions of this article#

shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each violation. The Commissioner, after a hearing, shall determine whether any person has violated this Code section and upon a proper finding may issue his or her order imposing a civil penalty as provided in this Code section. All hearings and proceedings under this Code section shall be held and taken under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.”