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

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

William T. Witmer (Witmer) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County (trial court) that denied his statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege pursuant to Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code (Implied Consent Law). 1 In this case, we are asked to consider (1) whether the arresting officer adequately advised Witmer of his rights prior to requesting that he consent to chemical testing and (2) whether the 2003 amendments to Pennsylvania’s DUI statute require a change in the warnings that must be given whenever a licensee…