Legal Opinion

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

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 9, 2009No. 1380 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Charles Thoman (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) that upheld the one-year suspension of his driver’s license because Licensee refused to consent to chemical testing in violation of Section 1547(b)(1) of the Vehicle Code (Implied Consent Law). 1 We affirm.

On February 21, 2008, the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) notified Licensee that his operating privileges were being suspended for one year pursuant to the Implied Consent Law. Licensee appealed, and a de novo hearing was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Todd v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Everhart v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Yourick v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sitoski v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. Campbell v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. A. Swyers v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. Borough of Palmyra v. R. U. BrandtCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. P.J. Doheny, Jr. v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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