(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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