2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 12. Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons
Section 18-12-108.7. Unlawfully providing or permitting a juvenile to possess a handgun penalty - unlawfully providing a firearm other than a handgun to a juvenile - penalty.
(1) (a) Any person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly provides a handgun with or without remuneration to any person under the age of eighteen years in violation of section 18-12-108.5 or any person who knows of such juvenile's conduct which violates section 18-12-108.5 and fails to make reasonable efforts to prevent such violation commits the crime of unlawfully providing a handgun to a juvenile or permitting a juvenile to possess a handgun.
(b) Unlawfully providing a handgun to a juvenile or permitting a juvenile to possess a handgun in violation of this subsection (1) is a class 4 felony.
(2) (a) Any person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly provides a handgun to a juvenile or permits a juvenile to possess a handgun, even though such person is aware of a substantial risk that such juvenile will use a handgun to commit a felony offense, or who, being aware of such substantial risk, fails to make reasonable efforts to prevent the commission of the offense, commits the crime of unlawfully providing or permitting a juvenile to possess a handgun. A person shall be deemed to have violated this paragraph (a) if such person provides a handgun to or permits the possession of a handgun by any juvenile who has been convicted of a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406, or any juvenile who has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for an offense which would constitute a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406, if such juvenile were an adult.
(b) Unlawfully providing a handgun to a juvenile or permitting a juvenile to possess a handgun in violation of this subsection (2) is a class 4 felony.
With regard to firearms other than handguns, no person shall sell, rent, or transferownership or allow unsupervised possession of a firearm with or without remuneration to any juvenile without the consent of the juvenile's parent or legal guardian. Unlawfully providing a firearm other than a handgun to a juvenile in violation of this subsection (3) is a class 1 misdemeanor.
It shall not be an offense under this section if a person believes that a juvenile willphysically harm the person if the person attempts to disarm the juvenile or prevent the juvenile from committing a violation of section 18-12-108.5.
Source: L. 93, 1st Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 3, § 2, effective September 13. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 642, § 1, effective July 1; (4) added, p. 641, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2)(a) amended, p. 1518, § 209, effective October 1.
Editor's note: Amendments to this section by House Bill 00-1247 and House Bill 001243 were harmonized by renumbering (3) from House Bill 00-1247 as (4).
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2)(a), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
