Colorado Motor Vehicle Dealer Board v. Freeman

¶ 1 In this case we are asked to decide a straightforward question of statutory interpretation. Jeffrey Freeman was convicted of third degree assault on an at-risk adult. §§ 18-8-204; 18-6.5-108(8)(c), C.R.S8. (2015). Later, when he applied for a motor vehicle salesperson's license, the Colorado Motor Vehicle Dealer Board (the Board) denied his application pursuant to the mandatory disqualification statute, section 12-6-118(7)(a)(I), C.R.S8. (2015). Under the mandatory disqualification statute, a person who has been convicted of a felony "in violation of article 8, 4 or 5 of title 18, C.R.S.,…