Colorado § 18-18-305 - Order to show cause.
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§ 18-18-305. Order to show cause.
(1) Before denying, suspending, or revoking a registration, or refusing a renewal of registration, the board or BHA shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be denied, revoked, or suspended, or the renewal refused. The order must state its grounds and direct the applicant or registrant to appear before the board or BHA at a specified time and place not less than thirty days after the date of service of the order. In case of a refusal to renew a registration, the order must be served not later than thirty days before the expiration of the registration. These proceedings must be conducted in accordance with section 24-4-105. The proceedings do not preclude any criminal prosecution or other proceeding. A proceeding to refuse to renew a registration does not affect the existing registration, which remains in effect until completion of the proceeding.
(2) The board or BHA may suspend, without an order to show cause, any registration simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under section 18-18-304, or where renewal of registration is refused, upon finding that there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety that warrants this action. The suspension continues in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings, including judicial review thereof, unless sooner withdrawn by the board or BHA or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 352, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1502, § 36, effective July 1.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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