Pennsylvania Statutes Title 66 Pa.C.S.A. Public Utilities § 3310. Unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers

(a) General rule.--Any person or corporation operating as a motor carrier or as a common carrier by airplane, and any operator or employee of such carrier, and any person or corporation operating as a broker, without a certificate of public convenience, permit or license, authorizing the service performed, as required by this part, shall be guilty of a summary offense, and any subsequent offense by such person or corporation shall constitute a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(b) Transportation of household property violations.--Any person or corporation operating as a common carrier under paragraph (2)(ii) of the definition of “common carrier by motor vehicle” in section 102 (relating to definitions) or contract carrier by motor vehicle under paragraph (1)(ii) of the definition of “contract carrier by motor vehicle” in section 2501(b) (relating to declaration of policy and definitions) in violation of this title shall be ordered to pay an administrative penalty as prescribed in subsection (c).

(c) Penalties.--

(d) Deposit of costs, fines and proceeds of forfeitures.--Notwithstanding section 3315 (relating to disposition of fines and penalties), all costs and fines collected and penalties recovered under subsection (c) shall be deposited into the General Fund and shall be deemed an augmentation to any appropriation to the commission. All amounts appropriated to the commission under this section shall be used to administer and enforce this chapter and commission regulations applicable to motor carriers.