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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5742 (2026)

 Licensure required.

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§ 5742.  Licensure required.

No person shall engage in, or continue to engage in, the business of a bail bondsman unless the person has been licensed by the department as an insurance producer under Article VI-A of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), known as The Insurance Department Act of 1921, and possesses a casualty line of authority.

(Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2015, P.L.110, No.16, eff. 120 days)

 

2015 Amendment.  See section 12 of Act 16 of 2015 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to licensure as insurance producer.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2022 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Liberty Bail Bonds, 8 A.3d 1031 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
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Commonwealth v. Liberty Bail Bonds, 8 A.3d 1031 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). “[[Image here]] (10)Professional Bail Bondsman (a) Every professional bail bondsman, duly authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, may become surety on any bail bond required to be filed in this Court, provided that a currently valid registration and license from the Insurance…”
Lexington Nat'l. Ins. Co. v. Delaware Cnty., 280 A.3d 342 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “” 42 Pa. C.S. § 5742 (emphasis added). Section 4 of Act 16 states: A bail bondsman shall only be authorized to conduct business in a county when the bail bondsman provides all of the following documents to the office of the clerk: (1) A copy of the license issued to the bail…”
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