Il Trento Regional Administrative Court dealt with the legitimacy of the measures with which the Police Headquarters does not renew the hunting license due to a conviction for the so-called "Hindering crimes" despite the past time and the rehabilitation of the person. The judges' ruling was in favor of the person who appealed. In the present case, the man was convicted in 1993, therefore twenty-four years ago, for attempted aggravated theft.
The appeal has focused precisely on the past quarter of a century and on the conduct following the sentence, given that in the meantime a rehabilitation took place. Often the judiciary has established that the license to carry firearms must not be issued in the event of these convictions and regardless of rehabilitation, but recently the Council of State has specified that other circumstances can also be assessedand, including the payment of the monetary penalty instead of imprisonment.
Each situation is different, but the financial penalty requires the evaluation of both objective and subjective circumstances before the final ruling. The Trentino Tar accepted the appeal and this will certainly be an important precedent for the hunting world.