Commonwealth v. Mihalick

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish,

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety, appeals a Berks County Common Pleas Court order which sustained the appeal of John S. Mihalick from the thirty-day suspension of his driving privileges. We reverse.

On February 20, 1979, Mihalick was convicted of passing a stopped school bus in violation of Section 3345 of the Vehicle Code.1 Upon receipt of the certification of conviction, the Department notified Mihalick that his privileges were suspended for thirty days as mandated by Section 1535 of the Vehicle Code.2

The lower court…