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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1582 (2026)

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§ 1582.  Definitions.

As used in this subchapter and in the compact with reference to this Commonwealth:

(1)  "Licensing authority" means the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth.

(2)  "Executive head" means the Governor.

(3)  "Compact administrator" means the Secretary of Transportation of the Commonwealth.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2000–2004 · leading case: Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McCafferty, 758 A.2d 1155 (Pa. 2000).
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Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McCafferty, 758 A.2d 1155 (Pa. 2000). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1582(b)(3). Therefore, under the plain language of the Compact, the same license suspension must result in Pennsylvania where a conviction arising out of that conduct occurred in New Jersey.”
Klinger v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 856 A.2d 280 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1582(c)(emphasis added). The Department focuses on subsection (2) of this Section, which provides that “ ‘conviction’ shall include any conviction.”
Ciaccia v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 782 A.2d 639 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). “ORDER AND NOW, this 20th day of August, 2001 the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County which dismissed the statutory appeal of Nicholas Sylvester Ciaccia from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges imposed by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of…”
Felbaum v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 860 A.2d 1168 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). “Felbaum’s (Licensee) statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege imposed *1169 pursuant to Section 1532 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1582(b)(3) and Article IV(a)(2) of the Driver’s License Compact (Compact), 75 Pa.”
Zimmerman v. Commonwealth Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 759 A.2d 953 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). “The issue before the Court is whether a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) conviction and an Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence (AA-DUI) conviction 1 merge for purposes of operating privilege suspension pursuant to Section 1582 of the Vehicle Code, as…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1582(b)(3) — 2 cases
Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McCafferty, 758 A.2d 1155 (Pa. 2000). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1582(b)(3). Therefore, under the plain language of the Compact, the same license suspension must result in Pennsylvania where a conviction arising out of that conduct occurred in New Jersey.”
Felbaum v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 860 A.2d 1168 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). “Felbaum’s (Licensee) statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege imposed *1169 pursuant to Section 1532 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1582(b)(3) and Article IV(a)(2) of the Driver’s License Compact (Compact), 75 Pa.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1582(c) — 1 case
Klinger v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 856 A.2d 280 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1582(c)(emphasis added). The Department focuses on subsection (2) of this Section, which provides that “ ‘conviction’ shall include any conviction.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1582(d) — 1 case
Ciaccia v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 782 A.2d 639 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). “ORDER AND NOW, this 20th day of August, 2001 the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County which dismissed the statutory appeal of Nicholas Sylvester Ciaccia from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges imposed by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of…”
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