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42 Pa.C.S. § 5749

Prohibitions and penalties

Known as the Judicial Code

The act spans §§ 42-101–42-9914 (972 sections).

(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2015, P.L.110, No.16, eff. 120 days)

(a) Licensing.--Any person who engages in the business of a bail bondsman without being registered and licensed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, or who engages in such business while his license is suspended or revoked, commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(b) Overcharging.--Any person charging or receiving directly or indirectly any greater compensation for acting as a bail bondsman than is provided by this subchapter commits a summary offense.

(c) Soliciting.--Any person who accepts any fee or compensation for obtaining a bondsman or a recognizance commits a summary offense.

(d) Other violations.--Any person who violates any section of this subchapter for which no specific penalty other than suspension or revocation of license is provided commits a summary offense.

(e) Public officials.--Any law enforcement officer, any employee of a penal institution, or any other system or related personnel, who has, directly or indirectly, any pecuniary interest in or derives any profit from the bonding business or activity of a bail bondsman commits a summary offense.

(f) Public solicitation.--Any bail bondsman who solicits business in any of the courts or on the premises of any tribunal of this Commonwealth, including any tribunal conducted by a magisterial district judge, commits a summary offense.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.