Commonwealth v. Weaver

Opinion by

Judge Buatt,

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (Bureau), appeals here from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County which overturned the Bureau’s suspension of the operator’s license of Harry Robert Weaver. We need not recount the factual background of this matter, for we believe that the failure of the operator to file a timely appeal from the suspension notice is dispositive.

Under Section 1377 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §1377, an operator must file an appeal from a suspension notice within 30 days of the date it is mailed. A court to…