Colorado Revised Statutes Title 10. Insurance § 10-3-904.5. Emergency cease-and-desist orders--issuance--rules--definition

(1) The commissioner may issue an emergency cease-and-desist order ex parte if:

(2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, “unauthorized person” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other natural or artificial person that directly or indirectly engages in the transaction of insurance business as described in section 10-3-903, except as such business may be engaged in in accordance with specific authorization in this title.

(3) Upon making a determination under subsection (1) of this section that an emergency cease-and-desist order should be issued, the commissioner shall serve on the person who is the subject of the order, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at such person's last known address, an order that contains a statement of the charges and requires such person to immediately cease and desist from the acts, methods, or practices stated in the order.

(4) The division of insurance shall promulgate reasonable rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and sections 10-3-904.6 and 10-3-904.7. Such rules shall include, to the extent possible, provisions requiring uniformity with respect to the procedures of this state and other states, the United States, and the national association of insurance commissioners.