Court Opinion

ID: 9700207
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 21:16:14.956561+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:21:05.440634
License: Public Domain

Pashman, J.,
concurring and dissenting. I concur fully in the opinion of the majority except insofar as it holds that the Rehabilitated Convicted Offenders Act (RCOA), N. J. S. A. 2AA68A-1 el seq., does not apply to licensing decisions of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). On that issue, I respectfully dissent for substantially the reasons stated by Judge Pressler writing for the Appellate Division. In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against O. Schmidt & Sons, Inc., 158 N. J. Super. 595 (App. Div. 1978). Although the majority’s contention that the ABC fits within the statutory exemption for law enforcement agencies is not without considerable appeal, on balance I believe that the remedial nature of RCOA dictates its application absent a clear expression of legislative intent to the contrary.
I would therefore remand this matter to the ABC for further proceedings consistent with the provisions of the RCOA.
*358For affirmance in part and reversal in part — Chief Justice Hughes and Justices Mountain, Sullivan, Clifford, Schreiber and Handler — 6.
For affirmance in part and remandment — Justice Pash-man — 1.