{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5742","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5742","heading":"Licensure required.","body":"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.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 57 BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES","SUBCHAPTER B BAIL BONDSMEN"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=57\u0026sctn=42\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"83f85876c56a70654eca1aa7542f0373ac8873cb85e18db7a96ea9445eed2bb1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5741","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5743"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}