(c) Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to subdivision (a) to the commission, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall notify the passenger stage corporation in writing of all of the following:

1. (1) That the department has determined that the corporation’s safety record is unsatisfactory, furnishing a copy of any documentation or summary of any other evidence supporting the determination.
2. (2) That the determination may result in a suspension or revocation of the corporation’s certificate by the commission.
3. (3) That the corporation may request a review of the determination by the department within five days of its receipt of the notice required under this subdivision. If a review pursuant to this paragraph is requested by the corporation, the department shall conduct and evaluate that review prior to transmitting any notification to the commission pursuant to subdivision (a).

(e) If the commission, after a hearing, finds that a passenger stage corporation has continued to operate as such after its certificate has been suspended pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall do one of the following:

1. (1) Revoke the certificate of the corporation.
2. (2) Impose upon the holder of the certificate a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day of unlawful operations.