An arresting officer’s delay in reading the implied consent notice to Petitioner was excusable in light of the ongoing exigencies presented by a four-vehicle car crash.
Need to respond to four-vehicle collision justified delay in reading implied consent. Read More
The Professional Standards Commission recommended that Petitioner’s teaching certificate be revoked after several female students reported that he made comments of a sexual nature to them. Petitioner’s conduct, while very inappropriate and unprofessional, fell short of the egregiousness that would warrant revocation. Accordingly, the Court recommended a one-year suspension, rather than a revocation, of Petitioner’s
Respondent, a convicted felon, violated state law by registering to vote without having pardoned or having had his rights restored. Accordingly, he was ordered to cease and desist from violating election laws and subject to a $250.00 fine and public reprimand.
Convicted felons may not register to vote absent pardon or restoration of voting rights. Read More
The Department of Public Health sought to disqualify Petitioner, a vendor, from the Georgia Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for program violations discovered during an audit. Specifically, the vendor redeemed WIC vouchers in amounts that were not supported by its documented inventory, purchased infant formula from a supplier that was
Vendor disqualified from the WIC Program for three years for multiple program violations. Read More
Petitioner was formerly licensed by the Georgia Real Estate Commission (“the Commission”). However, the Commission revoked Petitioner’s license after he neglected to mention several criminal convictions—in addition to the DUI convictions that he did disclose—on a renewal application. Petitioner applied for a real estate license in 2014, this time fully disclosing his entire criminal history.
The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) was authorized to deny an application to operate a child care learning center where the former owner of a center, whose license had been revoked in the wake of multiple rule violations, transferred ownership of the center to the applicant within a year of the date of
Center denied licensure where ownership transferred to avert denial. Read More
