Boyd v. State, Department of Commerce & Economic Development, Division of Occupational Licensing

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The State Division of Occupational Licensing denied Gregory Boyd’s application for renewal of his hunting guide license on the ground that a $2,500 payment he had previously made as a condition of a suspended imposition of sentence for a regulatory violation was a “fine” under AS 08.54.605. While we affirm the Division’s denial, we also hold that Boyd may request modification of his SIS conditions.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

From 1986 to 1996 Gregory Boyd was a registered hunting guide in Alaska. Boyd claims to have received up to seventy percent of his annual…