2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
General
Article 6 - Automobiles
Part 1 - Automobile Dealers
§ 12-6-131. Termination appeal

A motor vehicle dealer who has reason to believe that a manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative has violated section 12-6-120 (1) (d) or (1) (w) may appeal to the board by filing a complaint with the executive director. Upon receiving the complaint and upon a showing of specific facts that a violation has occurred, the executive director shall summarily issue a cease-and-desist order under section 12-6-105 (1) (f) staying the termination, elimination, modification, or nonrenewal of the franchise agreement. The cease-and-desist order remains in effect until the hearing required by section 12-6-105 (1) (f) is held. If a determination is made at the hearing required by section 12-6-105 (1) (f) that a violation occurred, the executive director shall make the cease-and-desist order permanent and take any actions authorized by section 12-6-104 (3). A motor vehicle dealer who appeals to the executive director maintains all rights under the franchise agreement until the later of the executive director issuing a decision or ninety days after the manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer's representative provides the notice of termination unless the executive director finds that the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal was for fraud, a misrepresentation, or committing a crime within the scope of the franchise agreement or in the operation of the dealership, in which case the franchise rights terminate immediately.