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

COLINS, President Judge.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (common pleas court), which granted licensee James A. Hunsicker’s (Hunsicker) application for an award of counsel fees and costs and directed the Department to pay Hunsicker $450.00 in counsel fees and to reimburse him $135.00 in costs, in connection with a statutory appeal Hunsicker filed relating to a one-year suspension of his driver’s license. For the reasons set forth herein, we reverse.

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