Knoche v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Ronald E. Knoche (Petitioner) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County affirming the action of the Director of the Bureau of Traffic Safety Operations (Director) recalling Petitioner’s operating license until satisfactory evidence of competency to drive a motor vehicle is presented as authorized by Section 1519(c) of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa. C. S. §1519(c). The gravamen of this appeal is an interpretation of Section 1519(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1519(a) which reads as follows:

General Rule. — The department, having cause…