(a) Any dealer or manufacturer who fails to apply for or obtain a license as required by Code Section 8-2-135 or who fails to remit the appropriate license fee as stated in Code Section 8-2-135 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100.00 for each day that such violation persists, except that the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $20,000.00 for any one violation.

(b) Any such civil penalty may be imposed by the Commissioner only after notice and hearing as provided for in Code Section 8-2-137. The amount of such penalty may be collected by the Commissioner in the same manner that money judgments are now enforced in the superior courts of this state.

(c) In addition to any such civil penalty, the Commissioner may bring a civil action to enjoin any violation of Code Section 8-2-135, and it shall not be necessary for the Commissioner to allege or prove the absence of an adequate remedy at law.