Steve's Auto Center of Conway, Inc., and Steven Gafner v. Arkansas State Police; Director William J. Bryant…

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for the Arkansas State Police, holding that the felony-conviction restriction governing placement on the Towing Rotation List did not violate the statute protecting convicted offenders from automatic employment or licensing bars. Because the statute did not apply to the State Police's optional rotation-list administration, the appellants could not establish an illegal-act exception to sovereign immunity, and their claims were barred. The court also concluded that declaratory relief was unavailable because the rule was not invalid.