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

SMITH, Judge.

Donald Jacobs and John Joyce, Jr. (Appellants) appeal from the orders of the Courts of Common Pleas of Chester County and Delaware County, respectively, affirming the one-year suspensions of their driving privileges resulting from convictions in New Jersey for driving under the influence (DUI) in violation of N.J.S. § 39:4-50(a). Appellants raise the following issues: (1) whether Pennsylvania’s DUI statute, Section 3731 of the Vehicle Code, as amended, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731, and New Jersey’s DUI statute are of a substantially similar nature to Article IV(a)(2) of the Driver’s License…