C.R.S. § 12-20-408: Judicial review.

(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, the court of appeals has initial jurisdiction to review all final actions and orders of a regulator that are subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section 24-4-106 (11); except that, with regard only to cease-and-desist orders, a district court of competent jurisdiction has initial jurisdiction to review a final action or order of a regulator that is subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section 24-4-106 (3) for the following:

(a) Article 115 of this title 12 concerning electricians;

(b) Part 4 of article 120 of this title 12 concerning architects;

(c) Article 225 of this title 12 concerning direct-entry midwives;

(d) Article 250 of this title 12 concerning naturopathic doctors;

(e) Article 275 of this title 12 concerning optometrists; and

(f) Article 315 of this title 12 concerning veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary professional associates.

(2) A district court of competent jurisdiction has initial jurisdiction to review all final actions and orders of a regulator that are subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section 24-4-106 (3) for the following:

(a) Repealed.

(b) Article 130 of this title 12 concerning landscape architects;

(c) Article 135 of this title 12 concerning funeral establishments and crematories; and

(d) Article 140 of this title 12 concerning nontransplant tissue banks.

(e) to (g) Repealed.