PRINTER'S NO. 1069
No. 927 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY NOYE, ZELLER, HASAY, HOPKINS, O'KEEFE, DIETZ AND
YAHNER, APRIL 20, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 20, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, removing the bonding requirement for messenger
3 services.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Sections 7502(c) and 7503(a) of Title 75, act of
7 November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes, added June 17, 1976 (No.81), are amended
9 to read:
10 § 7502. Certificate of authorization.
11 * * *
12 (c) Bond not required.--[Before issuing a certificate of
13 authorization, the department shall require the applicant to
14 furnish and maintain a bond indemnifying the public and the
15 department in the amount of $50,000. An individual bond for each
16 place of business is not required, but all places of business
17 shall be covered by the bond.] The department shall not require
18 any applicant to furnish any bond protection.
1 * * *
2 § 7503. Suspension of authorization.
3 (a) General rule.--The department shall supervise messenger
4 services and, after providing an opportunity for a hearing,
5 shall suspend the authorization of any messenger service which
6 it finds is not properly operated or which has violated or
7 failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or
8 regulations adopted by the department. Any suspended certificate
9 of authorization shall be returned to the department
10 immediately. A suspended certificate may be restored on such
11 terms and conditions, [including the posting of additional
12 bond,] as the department shall deem advisable. The department
13 shall not require any bond protection.
14 * * *
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately or July 1,
16 1977, whichever is later.
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