Legal Opinion

Kalina v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 2007PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON. 1

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals an order of the Somerset County Common Pleas Court (trial court) granting the statutory appeal of a license suspension filed by Mitchell James Kalina (Licensee). Department argues a nolle pros of an underlying criminal charge does not constitute a final determination as to eliminate a license suspension, and therefore the nolle pros does not constitute sufficient evidence to rebut the Department’s certified records. We reject this argument and affirm.

In October 2004, Licensee was cited…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Passel v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Stair v. COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. M. Mshimba v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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