Colorado Code § 10-1-127

Discretionary use of administrative law judges. Whenever the
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commissioner or the division of insurance pursuant to this title or any other provision of law is
obligated or authorized to hold a hearing, the commissioner, at his or her discretion, may
designate an employee of the division of insurance who has administrative responsibilities to act
as a hearing officer or may use the services of an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to
part 10 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S., to conduct the hearing according to the "State
Administrative Procedure Act". Any decision by such a designated hearing officer or appointed
administrative law judge shall be an initial decision and, in the absence of an appeal to the
division of insurance or a review upon motion of the commissioner as provided in section 24-4-
105, C.R.S., shall thereupon become the decision of the division of insurance. Any final decision
of the commissioner or the division of insurance shall be subject to judicial review by the court
of appeals pursuant to section 24-4-106 (11), C.R.S.

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