Colorado Real Estate Commission v. Hanegan

The Colorado Real Estate Commission (the Commission) sanctioned a real estate broker, Lori Hanegan. The court of appeals overturned the sanction. Colorado Real Estate Comm’n v. Hanegan, 924 P.2d 1170, 1173 (Colo.App.1996). We granted certiorari to determine whether the court of appeals employed the correct standard in reviewing the Commission’s decision. We now conclude that the court of appeals incorrectly applied a “reasonable basis” rather than an abuse of discretion standard. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and direct that the Commission’s Final Agency Order…