C.R.S. § 11-59-116

Any administrative proceeding under this article shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 24-4-105 , C.R.S. The securities commissioner may refer the conduct of any administrative proceeding to an administrative law judge pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of title 24 , C.R.S. Every hearing in an administrative proceeding shall be public unless the securities commissioner, in the commissioner’s discretion, grants a request joined in by all the respondents that the hearing be conducted privately.