PLEASE READ ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU BEGIN

TIMELINESS OF APPEAL

Appeals of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (DOT) proposed suspension or revocation of one's operating privileges must be filed within thirty (30) days from the mail date that appears at the top of the Notice that you received from DOT. If the 30th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the appeal must be filed on the next business day the courthouse is open.

PROPER FORM

There is no statutory provision governing the form of the notice of appeal and the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure are not applicable to license suspension/revocation appeals. However, Adams County Local Rule of Judicial Administration 1103 prescribes the procedure for filing the appeal.1 The appeal must be in legible written or typed from set forth on paper not exceeding 8.5 × 11 inches.

THIS FORM IS NOT THE PROPER FORM TO APPEAL A SUMMARY CONVICTION AND WILL NOT SERVE THAT PURPOSE

If your license is being suspended or revoked as a result of having been convicted of a motor vehicle violation, a license suspension appeal is not the appropriate procedure to argue that your conviction was improper. Instead, you must file a timely appeal from the conviction in the Office of the Clerk of Courts in the county where the conviction was imposed.

There may also be other circumstances where the forms contained herein are not applicable.

FILING PROCEDURE

  1. Forms to appeal the suspension or revocation of your driver's operating license are attached.
  2. The Appeal must be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of Adams County located on the first floor of the Adams County Courthouse, 117 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, Pa. 17325.
  3. Cover sheet - You are required to submit a Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Civil Cover Sheet. This form has been included in this packet and has been completed for you other than the area entitled Lead Plaintiff's Name. The name that appears on your license should be placed in this blank. This Cover Sheet should be filed with the Prothonotary at the time you file your appeal.

1 A copy of the Adams County Rules of Judicial Administration is available for inspection at http://www.adamscountypa.gov/courts/courtadministration/localrules