(1) The commissioner may deny an application for, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend a license or certificate or place a licensee or certificate holder on probation, if such person has:
Violated any provision of this article or of any rule adopted by the commissionerunder this article;
Been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law; except that, in consideringa conviction of a felony, the commissioner shall be governed by section 24-5-101, C.R.S.;
Committed fraud or deception in the procurement or attempted procurement of alicense or certificate;
Failed to comply with a lawful order of the commissioner concerning the
administration of this article;
Been convicted of deceptive trade practices under any state or federal law;
Used a commercial weighing or measuring device or moisture-testing device in deceptive trade practices in violation of any state or federal law.
All proceedings concerning the denial, refusal to renew, revocation, or suspension ofa license or certificate or the placing of a licensee or certificate holder on probation shall be conducted pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.
Any previous violation of this article by an applicant or associate of the applicantshall be sufficient grounds for denial of a license. For purposes of this subsection (3), "associate" means:
A person associated with the applicant in the business for which such applicant seeksto be licensed or certified;
A partner, officer, director, or stockholder of more than thirty percent of the outstanding shares of a partnership or corporation, when such partnership or corporation is the applicant.
Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 899, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1)(f) amended, (SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 334, § 20, effective April 2.
Editor's note: This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028, pursuant to § 35-14134.