Confidential Information Form and Certificate of Compliance - You must provide your Driver License Number with your appeal, however, because that number is considered confidential, you are required to provide this information on the Confidential Information Form included in this packet and file that form at the time you file your appeal, along with the Certificate of Compliance form also included in this packet.

Submit an original and three (3) copies of the documents to the Prothonotary. The Prothonotary will time-stamp each copy and will return at least two copies to you. One copy is for you and the other is to be served upon DOT in accordance with the Service Procedure discussed below.

The Prothonotary will charge a filing fee. If you think that you cannot afford to pay the filing fee, you may file a Petition to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (IFP) (see Adams County web site). A judge will review the petition and decide whether you can proceed with your appeal without paying the filing fee.

Once the appeal is filed the Prothonotary will forward it to the assigned judge and an order will be entered scheduling a hearing on the appeal.

Immediately after filing your appeal you must send a time-stamped copy to DOT by certified mail return receipt requested to: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Office of Chief Counsel 1101 South Front Street Third Floor, Riverfront Office Center Harrisburg, PA 17104-2516

When you receive the green card indicating the date that DOT received the copy of your appeal, prepare the Certificate of Service of Appeal form, attach the green card to the form and file this with the Prothonotary's Office.

After you file the appeal, the court will enter an Order setting the matter for hearing. Upon receipt of that Order you must send a copy to DOT by certified mail, return receipt requested. When you receive the greed card indicating the date that DOT received the copy of the Order, prepare the Certificate of Service of Hearing Order form, attach the green card to the form and file this with the Prothonotary's office.

A hearing date will be set by the assigned judge. By law, DOT must be given at least sixty (60) days advance notice of the hearing. The scheduling order, indicating the date and time of the hearing, will be mailed to you at your address.

If for any reason you are unable to attend your hearing on the date it is scheduled, you should contact the attorney representing DOT at 717-787-2830 as soon as possible and discuss whether he/she is opposed to a continuance to a later date. You should then file a motion with the Prothonotary stating the date of the hearing, the reason you are unable