Section 5749 - Prohibitions and penalties(a) LicensingAny 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) OverchargingAny 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) SolicitingAny person who accepts any fee or compensation for obtaining a bondsman or a recognizance commits a summary offense.(d) Other violationsAny 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 officialsAny 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 solicitationAny 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.Amended by P.L. TBD 2015 No. 16, § 10, eff. 10/30/2015.1976, 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.