Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 17, 2010No. 1478 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
The primary question in this appeal is whether acceptance into an Accepted Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program for a second violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802 (relating to driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or controlled substance) precludes the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) from requiring a licensee to install ignition interlock systems (interlock systems) on his vehicles. The Department asserts the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County (trial court) 1 lacked jurisdiction to consider John K. Whalen’s (Licensee) 2…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McGrory v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. KneppSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Probst v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Schneider v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Mohamed v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Motor VehiclesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Whalen v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- D. Zarrilli v. Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019