Gurley v. Missouri Board of Private Investigator Examiners

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

I. Introduction

In 2007, the Missouri General Assembly enacted a series of statutes regulating the private investigator profession. See sections 324.1100 to 324.1148. 1 Appellant Rickey Gurley applied for licensure as a private investigator pursuant to the statutory scheme. The Board of Private Investigator Examiners initially denied Gurley’s application, but later the Administrative Hearing Commission (“AHC”) ordered the board to grant Gurley a license.

Despite the fact that Gurley eventually was awarded a private investigator license, he continued to pursue a…