Cowan v. N.C. Private Protective Services Board

GREENE, Judge.

Respondent North Carolina Private Protective Services Board (“Board”) appeals the superior court’s order and judgment reversing its decision denying petitioner a license as a private investigator.

*499Petitioner Cowan (“Cowan”) applied to the Board for a private investigator’s license, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 74C-2 (1981) (amended 1989). The Board denied Cowan’s application, citing his “failure to meet the experience requirements as outlined in [N.C.G.S. §] 74C-8(d)(3) [repealed in 1989].” The Board made these findings:

Findings of Fact

1. Petitioner’s [Cowan’s] education is as follows:

A…