Colorado § 12-245-225 Authority of boards - cease-and-desist orders - rules - fines

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-245-225 — Authority of boards - cease-and-desist orders - rules - fines

Colorado § 12-245-225

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-245-225 (2026).

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(1)If a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder violates any provision of section 12-245-224, the board that licenses, registers, or certifies the licensee, registrant, or certificate holder may, in accordance with section 12-20-404:

(a)Issue and send, by certified mail, a letter of admonition to a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder under the circumstances specified in and in accordance with section 12-20-404 (4);

(b)Place a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder on probation;

(c)Deny, revoke, or suspend the person's license, registration, or certification;

(d)Deny, revoke, or suspend the listing of an unlicensed psychotherapist in the state board of unlicensed psychotherapists database established pursuant to section 12-245-703;

(e)Issue and send a confi

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(1) If a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder violates any provision of section 12-245-224, the board that licenses, registers, or certifies the licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder may, in accordance with section 12-20-404:

(a) Issue and send, by certified mail, a letter of admonition to a licensee,
registrant, or certificate holder under the circumstances specified in and in
accordance with section 12-20-404 (4);

(b) Place a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder on probation;

(c) Deny, revoke, or suspend the person's license, registration, or
certification;

(d) Deny, revoke, or suspend the listing of an unlicensed psychotherapist in
the state board of unlicensed psychotherapists database established pursuant to
section 12-245-703;

(e) Issue and send a confidential letter of concern to a licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder under the circumstances specified in section 12-20-404 (5); or

(f) Apply for an injunction pursuant to section 12-245-230 to enjoin a
licensee, registrant, or certificate holder from practicing the profession for which
the person is licensed, registered, or certified under this article 245.

(2) When a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder violates an
administrative requirement of this article 245, the board regulating the licensee,
registrant, or certificate holder may impose an administrative fine on the licensee,
registrant, or certificate holder, not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation.
Each board shall adopt rules establishing a schedule of fines setting forth different
levels of fines based on whether the licensee, registrant, or certificate holder has
committed a single violation or subsequent violations of administrative
requirements.

(3) A board may issue cease-and-desist orders under the circumstances and
in accordance with the procedures specified in section 12-20-405.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1243, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1)(d) amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, p. 1548, � 52, effective July 14.