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

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department), appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (common pleas), which sustained the appeal of Stephen Schofield nunc pro tunc from the one-year suspension of Schofield’s driving privilege imposed pursuant to Section 1532(b) and Article IV(a)(2) of Section 1581 of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1532(b) and 1581. Because Schofield’s appeal is untimely and he has failed to demonstrate circumstances justifying an appeal nunc pro tunc, we reverse.

The Department…