CHAPTER 75
MESSENGER SERVICE
Sec.
7501. Authorization of messenger and agent services.
7502. Certificate of authorization (Deleted by amendment).
7502.1. Supersession.
7503. Suspension of authorization (Deleted by amendment).
7503.1. Bond required.
7504. Place of business (Deleted by amendment).
7504.1. Agent duties and responsibilities.
7505. Transaction of business with department.
7506. Violations and penalties.
7507. Certified checks may be required.
7508. Nonperformance.
7509. Messenger and Agent Advisory Committee.
Enactment. Chapter 75 was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81, effective July 1, 1977.
Cross References. Chapter 75 is referred to in section 1959 of this title.
§ 7501. Authorization of messenger and agent services.
(a) General rule.--The department shall enter into contracts for messenger and agent services.
(b) Unauthorized operation prohibited.--No person shall operate a messenger or agent service without a valid contract.
(c) Penalty.--Any person operating a messenger or agent service without a valid contract is guilty
of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500.
(Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1278, No.152)
2002 Amendment. Act 152 amended the entire section, effective in six months as to subsec. (a) and
two years as to the remainder of the section.
Notes of Decisions
Moore v. Dep't of Transp., 989 A.2d 49 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
· cites it 3× “However, Act 152 of 2002 3 amended the requirements for agent and messenger services and Section 7501 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 7501, now states, “The department shall enter into contracts for messenger and agent services” 4 and “No person shall operate a messenger or…”
Gary Barbera Dodge, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 700 A.2d 922 (Pa. 1997).
“” Under 75 Pa.C.S. § 7501(a), "[t]he department shall authorize and shall issue a certificate of authorization to every messenger service that complies with the requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted by the department.”
Heller v. Dep't of Transp., 19 Pa. D. & C.5th 395 (2010).
· cites it 2× “The undisputed facts of this matter are as follows: pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. §§7501 et seq., the department and petitioner entered into an agent services agreement (agreement) on October 28, 2004.”
Heller v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Motor Vehs., 26 A.3d 538 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011).
“1278, amended the requirements for agent and messenger services, and Section 7501 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 7501, now states that “[t]he department shall enter into contracts for messenger and agent services” and “[n]o person shall operate a messenger or agent service…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7501(a) — 2 cases
Moore v. Dep't of Transp., 989 A.2d 49 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
“However, Act 152 of 2002 3 amended the requirements for agent and messenger services and Section 7501 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 7501, now states, “The department shall enter into contracts for messenger and agent services” 4 and “No person shall operate a messenger or…”
Gary Barbera Dodge, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 700 A.2d 922 (Pa. 1997).
“” Under 75 Pa.C.S. § 7501(a), "[t]he department shall authorize and shall issue a certificate of authorization to every messenger service that complies with the requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted by the department.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7501(b) — 1 case
Moore v. Dep't of Transp., 989 A.2d 49 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
“However, Act 152 of 2002 3 amended the requirements for agent and messenger services and Section 7501 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 7501, now states, “The department shall enter into contracts for messenger and agent services” 4 and “No person shall operate a messenger or…”
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