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2021 Colorado Code
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 12 - Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons
Part 1 - Firearms and Weapons - General
§ 18-12-103. Possession of a Defaced Firearm
Universal Citation: CO Code § 18-12-103 (2021)
A person commits a class 1 misdemeanor if he knowingly and unlawfully possesses a firearm, the manufacturer's serial number of which, or other distinguishing number or identification mark, has been removed, defaced, altered, or destroyed, except by normal wear and tear.
History. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 482, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-12-103 . L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 976, § 18, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION
Statute as basis for jurisdiction. See People v. Ford, 193 Colo. 459 , 568 P.2d 26 (1977).
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