Legal Opinion
Roop v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 14, 2010No. 64 C.D. 2010PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge BUTLER.
Bryan Roop (Roop) appeals the December 17, 2009 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) affirming the Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) refusal to grant Roop a driver’s license. The issue before this Court is whether the trial court erred as a matter of law in determining that Section 1503(a)(1) of the Vehicle Code, 1 precludes PennDOT from issuing Roop a driver’s license where his driving privileges were revoked in another state. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the order of the trial court.
In February of 1992, Roop’s…
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