Colorado § 12-20-204 - Regulator's rule-making authority.
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§ 12-20-204. Regulator's rule-making authority.
(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, in addition to any specific rule-making authority that a regulator has pursuant to a part or article of this title 12, a regulator may adopt rules necessary to administer the part or article of this title 12 pursuant to which the regulator has regulatory authority.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the following:
(a) Article 110 of this title 12 concerning combative sports.
(b) to (d) Repealed.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 739, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (2)(b) repealed, (HB 20-1286), ch. 269, p. 1312, § 6, effective July 10. L. 2024: (2)(a) amended and (2)(c) repealed, (SB 24-173), ch. 240, p. 1588, § 4, effective May 24; (2)(a) amended and (2)(c) repealed, (HB 24-1335), ch. 242, p. 1599, § 4, effective May 24; (2)(a) and (2)(c) amended and (2)(d) repealed, (HB 24-1254), ch. 241, p. 1594, § 6, effective August 7.
Editor's note: Subsection (2)(c) was amended in HB 24-1254, effective August 7, 2024. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal of subsection (2)(c) in SB 24-173 and HB 24-1335, effective May 24, 2024.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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