Benitez v. Rasmussen

The appellant, Joyce M. Benitez, a child-care provider, was convicted of negligent child abuse. After conviction, the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure (Department) placed her name in the Abused or Neglected Child Registry (Registry). Benitez then requested that her name be expunged from the Registry. The request was denied. The denial was upheld by the director of the Department in a hearing under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-723 (Reissue 1995). Benitez then filed a petition for review in the district court, which affirmed the Department’s decision to deny expunction.

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