Commonwealth v. Portella

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals the decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which suspended Joseph Robert Portellas (appellee) motorcycle license and registration for three months.

DOT notified appellee that his operating privilege was being suspended and his vehicle registration was being revoked pursuant to Section 1785 of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa. C. S. §1785, for failing to maintain insurance on his motor vehicle (a motorcycle) at the *137time of his reportable accident of…