(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, the court of appeals has initial jurisdiction to review all final actions and orders of a regulator that are subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section 24-4-106 (11); except that, with regard only to cease-and-desist orders, a district court of competent jurisdiction has initial jurisdiction to review a final action or order of a regulator that is subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section 24-4-106 (3) for the following:
(a) Article 115 of this title 12 concerning electricians;
(b) Part 4 of article 120 of this title 12 concerning architects;
(c) Article 225 of this title 12 concerning direct-entry midwives;
(d) Article 250 of this title 12 concerning naturopathic doctors;
(e) Article 275 of this title 12 concerning optometrists; and
(f) Article 315 of this title 12 concerning veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary professional associates.
(2) A district court of competent jurisdiction has initial jurisdiction to review all final actions and orders of a regulator that are subject to judicial review and shall conduct the judicial review proceedings in accordance with section 24-4-106 (3) for the following:
(a) Repealed.
(b) Article 130 of this title 12 concerning landscape architects;
(c) Article 135 of this title 12 concerning funeral establishments and crematories; and
(d) Article 140 of this title 12 concerning nontransplant tissue banks.
(e) to (g) Repealed.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 756, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (2)(a) repealed, (HB 20-1286), ch. 269, p. 1313, § 11, effective July 10; (2)(e) and (2)(f) amended and (2)(g) repealed, (HB 20-1218), ch. 299, p. 1484, § 4, effective September 1; (2)(e) amended and (2)(f) repealed, (HB 20-1219), ch. 300, p. 1494, § 7, effective September 1. L. 2022: (1)(f) amended, (HB 22-1235), ch. 442, p. 3101, § 5, effective August 10; (2)(c) and (2)(d) amended and (2)(e) repealed, (HB 22-1263), ch. 254, p. 1849, § 4, effective September 1. Initiated 2024: (1)(f) amended, Proposition 129, effective January 1, 2026, see L. 2025, p. 3619. L. 2026: (2)(c) amended, (HB 26-1258), ch. 383, p. 2402, § 26, effective August 12.