C.R.S. § 11-51-701: Division of securities - creation - powers and duties.

The division of securities is created in the department of regulatory agencies. The head of the division is the securities commissioner, who shall be appointed by the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, in consultation with the securities board. The division of securities and the office of the securities commissioner are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105. The division of securities is responsible for the administration of articles 51, 53, and 59 of this title 11 and part 7 of article 75 of title 24 and shall perform such other duties as are imposed upon it by law.