- (a) After a hearing and upon a finding that a dealer has violated any provision of the dealer laws or these rules, a hearings examiner shall suspend or revoke the dealer’s license, if applicable, and/or registration or shall impose an administrative fine as set forth in Saf-C 2011.
(b) A hearings examiner shall determine the appropriate sanction based on the following factors:
- (1) The severity of the offense;
- (2) The number of offenses committed; and
- (3) Whether the dealer committed prior offenses.
- (c) A hearings examiner, after making a determination that an owner, partner or officer of a business is in violation of any provision of the dealer laws or these rules, may prohibit said owner, partner or officer from opening any other type of dealership for a period of time not to exceed 5 years.
Source. #6663, eff 1-1-98 (from Saf-C 2009.03), EXPIRED: 1-1-06 New. #8569, INTERIM, eff 2-18-06, EXPIRED: 8-17-06 New. #8966, eff 8-23-07 (from Saf-C 2009.03); ss by #11028, eff 1-29-16