Commonwealth v. Stayton

SMILLIE, J.,

On August 8, 1980, under authority granted in Vehicle Code Sections 4724(a), 75 Pa.C.S.A. §4724(a), the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.), Bureau of Traffic Safety, suspended appellant George H. Stayton, Jr.’s Certificate of Appointment as an official inspection station for a period of nine months; six months for fraudulent record keeping and three months for failing to road test vehicles. Both offenses were committed by Carmen A. Scandone, a mechanic in Stayton’s employ. Stayton appealed the suspensions to the court of common pleas.

On October 14, 1980, after a hearing and…