Legal Opinion
Jones v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 15, 1982No. Appeal, 1130 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Tim mi e Boo sevelt Jones, convicted on March 24, 1976 of driving while intoxicated, appeals here from a Berks County Court of Common Pleas decision which held that the notice of license revocation sent August 19,1976 by .the Bureau of Traffic Safety to Mr. Jones satisfied the requirement in Section 616(a)(1) of The Vehicle Code of 1959 1 that the bureau “shall forthwith revoke” the license of a person convicted of that offense. However, that requirement has never been construed to fix an arbitrary time limit for administrative action, Department of Transportation,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bureau of Traffic Safety v. LeaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Department of Transportation v. HosekCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. PasserellaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RutkowskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Beneficial Finance Consumer Discount Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- BENEFICIAL FIN. CON. DIS. CO. v. Com. of Pa.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Gollner v. PennDOT, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County1986