WHALEN v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 41 WAP 2010.

32 A.3d 677 (2011)

John K. WHALEN, Appellee v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF DRIVER LICENSING, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrance M. Edwards , PA Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing.

John Kennedy Whalen , pro se.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

In this case, we must determine whether acceptance into an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition ("ARD") program following a second charge of driving under the influence of alcohol ("DUI") constitutes a DUI violation and thus triggers the requirement for installation of an ignition interlock system as a condition of license restoration. Because we determine that the Commonwealth Court erred in its interpretation of the...

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