Rios v. Department of State Police

Respondent Department of State Police appeals as of right from a June 9, 1989, order directing the State Police to issue petitioner a private detective’s license. We affirm in part and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Petitioner was licensed as a private detective for approximately ten years, in two-year terms, with his most recent license expiring on January 25, 1989. Shortly before the license was to come up for renewal, the department received information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicating that petitioner had been convicted of a felony for…