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Motor Vehicle Administration v. Ronald William Lipella, No. 80, September Term, 2010. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - JUDICIAL REVIEW - MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION - ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE SUSPENSION HEARING: Suspension of a driver's license is appropriate when the officer lists the reasons for suspecting the driver of driving while intoxicated on the DR-15A. The officer is not obliged to enumerate on the DR-15A the reasons for making the initial traffic stop, unless they reveal the basis for believing intoxication on the part of the operator. The Administrative Law Judge properly held that, the Washington County Sheriff's Deputy had reasonable grounds, as listed on the DR-15A, to pull over the Respondent for intoxicated driving and subsequently confiscate and suspend his license for ninety days.

Circuit Court for Washington County Case No. 21-C-09-36042AA

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 80 September Term, 2010

MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION v. RONALD WILLIAM LIPELLA

Bell, C.J., Harrell Battaglia Greene *Murphy Adkins Barbera, JJ.

Per Curiam

Filed: June 25, 2012 *Murphy, J., now retired, participated in the hearing and conference of this case while an active member of this Court, but did not participate in the decision or adoption of this opinion.

This case arises from an Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") suspension on November 17, 2009 of Respondent's, Ronald Lipella, driver's license for ninety days, pursuant to Maryland Code (1977, 2009 Repl. Vol.), Transportation Article,

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