2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 12. Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons
Section 18-12-501. Background checks at gun shows - penalty.
(1) Before a gun show vendor transfers or attempts to transfer a firearm at a gun show, he or she shall:
Require that a background check, in accordance with section 24-33.5-424, be conducted of the prospective transferee; and
Obtain approval of a transfer from the Colorado bureau of investigation after a background check has been requested by a licensed gun dealer, in accordance with section 2433.5-424.
A gun show promoter shall arrange for the services of one or more licensed gundealers on the premises of the gun show to obtain the background checks required by this part 5.
If any part of a firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, no firearm shall betransferred unless a background check has been obtained by a licensed gun dealer.
Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a class 1 misdemeanorand shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
Source: L. 2018: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 18-032), ch. 8, p. 151, § 5, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-26.1-101 as it existed prior to 2018. 18-12-502. Records - penalty. (1) A licensed gun dealer who obtains a background check on a prospective transferee shall record the transfer, as provided in section 18-12-402, and retain the records, as provided in section 18-12-403, in the same manner as when conducting a sale, rental, or exchange at retail.
(2) Any individual who gives false information in connection with the making of such records commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
Source: L. 2018: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 18-032), ch. 8, p. 152, § 5, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-26.1-102 as it existed prior to 2018.
