7501 - Authorization of messenger and agent services. - Pennsylvania Statutes

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.