Commonwealth v. Pounds

COLINS, Judge.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County, which sustained the appeal of James L. Pounds (Pounds) and vacated DOT’s orders, dated January 24, 1986 and November 7, 1989. We reverse.

The January 24, 1986 order revoked Pounds’ operating privilege for a period of five years, effective February 28, 1986, pursuant to Section 1542 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1542. Section 1542 of the Vehicle Code requires DOT to revoke, for a period of five years, the operating privilege of any person found…