{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-35-77-108","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 35-77-108","heading":"Cease-and-desist orders.","body":"(1) (a) The commissioner may issue an order to cease and desist from violating this article 77 if the commissioner determines, based upon credible evidence, that:\n\n(I) A person is violating this article 77 or a rule adopted under this article 77; or\n\n(II) A person is violating section 35-77-104.\n\n(b) To issue a cease-and-desist order, the commissioner must set forth in the order the statutes or rules alleged to have been violated, the facts alleged to constitute the violation, and a requirement that the alleged violations cease and desist.\n\n(c) To protest a cease-and-desist order, a person must request within thirty days after the date of the order a hearing on the question of whether the person has violated this article 77 or a rule adopted under this article 77. If so requested, the commissioner shall hold a hearing.\n\n(2) A person aggrieved by a cease-and-desist order that has become final may seek judicial review of the order.\n\n(3) (a) If a person fails to comply with a cease-and-desist order within twenty-four hours after being served with the order, the commissioner may bring a suit for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief to prevent any further violation of this article 77 or a rule adopted under this article 77.\n\n(b) If the subject of a cease-and-desist order requests that the cease-and-desist order be stayed pending an approval of the order, a court shall not stay the cease-and-desist order until after a hearing has been held at which both parties have had an opportunity to appear.\n\n(c) A court shall give preference to matters brought before the court under this section over other matters on the calendar of the court.","path":["Title 35 - AGRICULTURE","Article 77 - Produce Safety"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-35.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"ce91b64ca0357152ad5651a6c20f869c807f055cbf7dbca7fc58b665ef1254ad","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-35-77-107","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-35-77-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}