Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1544 (2026)

Additional period of revocation or suspension.

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§ 1544. Additional period of revocation or suspension.

(a) Additional point accumulation.--When any person's record shows an accumulation of additional points during a period of suspension or revocation, the department shall extend the existing period of suspension or revocation at the rate of five days for each additional point and the person shall be so notified in writing.

(b) Additional suspension.--When any person's record shows an additional suspension of the operating privilege assessed during a period of suspension or revocation, the department shall extend the existing period of suspension or revocation for the appropriate period and the person shall be so notified in writing.

(c) Revocation during suspension.--When any person's record shows an additional conviction calling for revocation of the operating privilege during a period of suspension, the department shall add the appropriate revocation onto the period of suspension and the person shall be so notified in writing.

(d) Revocation during revocation.--When any person's record shows a conviction calling for revocation of the operating privilege during a period of revocation, the department shall extend the existing period of revocation for the appropriate period and the person shall be so notified in writing.

Applicability. See section 6(2) of Act 138 of 2024 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.

Cross References. Section 1544 is referred to in sections 1543, 1545, 1557 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 34 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2021 · leading case: Freundt v. Com. Dept. of Transp., 883 A.2d 503 (Pa. 2005).

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Freundt v. Com. Dept. of Transp., 883 A.2d 503 (Pa. 2005). · cites it 2× “2d 231 (1988) (75 Pa.C.S. § 1544 required mandatory periods of suspension under § 1532(b)(3) for two incidents of driving under influence of alcohol to be served consecutively, although both convictions were on same date).”

Burgess v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 991 A.2d 1014 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). · cites it 10× “Burgess from a fifteen-day add-on suspension of his motor vehicle operating privilege imposed under Section 1544(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1544(a). [1] On appeal, the issue is whether Burgess' operating privilege was suspended when PennDOT assigned three points to his…”

Kochan v. Com., Dept. of Transp., 768 A.2d 1186 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). “This pro se appeal is from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of the 37th Judicial District, Warren County Branch, dismissing Appellant’s self-styled Petition for Judicial Review of the action of the Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in notifying Appellant of the…”

Bell v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 96 A.3d 1005 (Pa. 2014). “14 PennDOT also reminds this Court that 75 Pa.C.S. § 1544(b) provides for an additional period of revocation or suspension when an individual’s record shows an additional suspension of the operating privilege assessed during a *1012 period of suspension or revocation, and it…”

Shuman v. Commonwealth, 419 A.2d 810 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1980). · cites it 2× “2 at a time when the operator’s license was still under the February 10, 1978 suspension for failing to respond, and, rather than assigning additional points to his record, the Bureau suspended his license for an incremental period of 10 days pursuant to Section 1544(a) of the…”

Brewster v. Commonwealth, 415 A.2d 922 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1980). “Since the requisite offenses for purposes of Section 1542 may be “committed either singularly or in combination” we are constrained to agree with the department’s application of Section 1542.”

Commonwealth v. Jenner, 681 A.2d 1266 (Pa. 1996). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1544(b)—(d) (emphasis added).”

Xenakis v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 702 A.2d 572 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1997). “1995), and under Section 1544(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. § 1544(b), all suspensions imposed upon a licensee’s operating privilege are to be served consecutively.”

Rea v. Com., Dept. of Transp., 572 A.2d 236 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1990). “By notice dated May 31, 1988, appellant was advised that, because of his 1980 conviction for speeding, two points had been assigned to his driving record and a ten day suspension had been imposed pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 1544 to run consecutively after the six month suspension.”

Johnson v. Commonwealth, 449 A.2d 121 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982). “Section 1544(c) of the Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1544(c). *388 We will therefore affirm the order of the trial court.”

Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp. v. Vento, 548 A.2d 385 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1988). “And, because we have concluded that the trial court did not have jurisdiction as to the other two revocations which were never appealed to it, we must hold that the court acted in error in directing that the three revocations be served concurrently.”

Commonwealth v. Gibboney, 414 A.2d 408 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1980). “1978, the Bureau appeals from the lower court’s order reversing a 15-day suspension of the operator’s license imposed by the Bureau under Section 1544(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §1544(a). In the second case, No.”

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— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1544(a) — 9 cases

Burgess v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 991 A.2d 1014 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). “Burgess from a fifteen-day add-on suspension of his motor vehicle operating privilege imposed under Section 1544(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1544(a). [1] On appeal, the issue is whether Burgess' operating privilege was suspended when PennDOT assigned three points to his…”

Shuman v. Commonwealth, 419 A.2d 810 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1980). “2 at a time when the operator’s license was still under the February 10, 1978 suspension for failing to respond, and, rather than assigning additional points to his record, the Bureau suspended his license for an incremental period of 10 days pursuant to Section 1544(a) of the…”

Liero v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 844 A.2d 592 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004).

— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1544(b) — 7 cases

Commonwealth v. Jenner, 681 A.2d 1266 (Pa. 1996). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1544(b)—(d) (emphasis added).”

Commonwealth v. Gamble, 546 A.2d 681 (Pa. 1988).

K.E. Withers v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver Licensing, 144 A.3d 1005 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016).

— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1544(c) — 3 cases

Johnson v. Commonwealth, 449 A.2d 121 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982). “Section 1544(c) of the Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1544(c). *388 We will therefore affirm the order of the trial court.”

Commonwealth v. Martin, 517 A.2d 216 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1986).

S.E. Bretz v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016).

— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1544(d) — 1 case

Smith v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 431 A.2d 401 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1981).

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