Rule 351-8-.05 - Violations of the Act and Rules(1) At the conclusion of an inspection or investigation, the completed inspection form shall serve as the initial written notice of specific violations of the Act and these rules. (a) If the licensee fails to remedy the specified violations within fourteen (14) days of the issuance date of such written notice, then the GMCC Executive Director shall provide a final written notice of such unresolved violations and fine(s) levied.(b) The licensee shall pay the levied fine, in full, within thirty (30) days of the date of the final written notice.(c) Failure to pay such levied fine(s) in full within thirty (30) days shall constitute a separate violation and shall be subject to additional action by the Commission pursuant to the Act and these rules.(2) Upon receipt of the final written notice, and within thirty (30) days of such notice, the licensee may submit a written request for a hearing before the Commission to be heard on the specific violations and the levied fine(s) stated in such notice. The Commission may designate a hearing officer to serve in the hearing(s). (a) If a written request for a hearing has been received and such hearing has been scheduled, then the payment of the levied fine(s) shall remain pending until the Commission issues a decision from the hearing, and such decision may, as applicable, provide the due date for the payment of the remaining fine(s).(b) If the licensee does not submit a written request for a hearing before the Commission, then the final written notice and fine(s) levied shall stand and such levied fines shall remain due.(3) The Commission or its employees may forward information regarding violations of the Act or these rules to any other local, state, or federal law enforcement agency, district attorney or attorney general, and the prosecutor for the local jurisdiction in which the alleged violation occurred.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 351-8-.05
O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-203, 16-12-210, 16-12-216.
Original Rule entitled "Violations of the Act and Rules" adopted. F. Mar. 16, 2023; eff. Apr. 5, 2023.