{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-255-124","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-255-124","heading":"Surrender of license.","body":"(1) Prior to the initiation of an investigation or hearing, any licensee or temporary license holder may surrender the individual's license to practice nursing or as a certified midwife.\n\n(2) Following the initiation of an investigation or hearing and upon a finding that to do so would be in the public interest, the board may allow a licensee or temporary license holder to surrender his or her license to practice.\n\n(3) The board shall not issue a license or temporary license or permit to a former licensee or temporary license or permit holder whose license has been surrendered unless the licensee meets all of the requirements of this part 1 for a new applicant, including, for applicants for a license, temporary license, or permit to practice nursing, the passing of an examination.\n\n(4) The surrender of a license in accordance with this section removes all rights and privileges to practice nursing or as a certified midwife, as applicable, including renewal of a license.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 255 - Nurses and Nurse Aides","Part 1 - NURSES AND NURSE AIDES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"a603793903004b3c696740615c5087319540df75faae61795cd2115cffd538db","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-255-123","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-255-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}