Pa. Department of Transportation v. Peake

BIEHN, J.,

Petitioner has appealed from the action of the Department of Transportation suspending his driver’s license for 30 days under section 1538 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. § 1538. A hearing was held before this court on January 4, 1985. Based on the record before us, we vacate the order of suspension.

Petitioner was cited for speeding on June 14, 1983 and paid a fine and costs on July 15, 1983. On September 15, 1983, the citation was processed and three points were assigned to petitioner’s record. This caused petitoner’s accumulated point total to rise to eight points. Thereafter,…