O'Donnell v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.

Michael E. O’Donnell, Sr. (Licensee) appeals from the December 20, 2000 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) that dismissed Licensee’s statutory appeal from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) one-year suspension of Licensee’s operating privilege for failure to file a sufficient statutory appeal. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court’s order and remand the matter for a de novo hearing pursuant to Section 1550 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1550.

By official notice dated and mailed September 19, 2000, DOT notified…