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WILKERSON v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. S-8652.

993 P.2d 1018 (1999)

William WILKERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan S. Bair, Law Offices of Dan S. Bair, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Jan Hart DeYoung, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, FABE, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A state regulation automatically denies a foster care license to any applicant charged with a "serious offense" within the last ten years, whether or not the charge resulted in a conviction. The Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services denied William Wilkerson's application because he had been charged with serious offenses. We hold that the regulation does not violate Wilkerson's rights...

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