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§ 5749. Prohibitions and penalties

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: October 30, 2015

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally
Chapter 57. Bonds and Recognizances
Subchapter B. Bail Bondsmen (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 30, 2015
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5749
§ 5749. Prohibitions and penalties
(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.

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1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective June 27, 1978. Amended 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618, No. 207, § 18, effective Jan. 31, 2005; 2015, July 2, P.L. 110, No. 16, § 10, effective in 120 days [Oct. 30, 2015].
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5749, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5749
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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