Commonwealth v. Frampton

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

'The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (DOT) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County that sustained the appeal of Arthur Frampton from a fifteen-day suspension of his operating privilege. We vacate and remand for a hearing on the merits raised in Mr. Frampton s petition for appeal.

On August 3, 1982, DOT notified Mr. Frampton that his drivers license would be suspended for fifteen days pursuant to section 1538 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1538. He appealed to the common pleas court, and by an order dated August 24, 1982,…